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I was fermenting Scratch and Peck. Right now I’m trying out fermenting with EM1. It ferments with just enough liquids that absorb into the grains so there won’t be any liquids to drain off (or not). I’m excited to see how it turns out and if my hens like it. It’s supposed to be very good for them.

Do you think that rinsing the grains rinses off all of the beneficial bacteria? I’ve been thinking about pickles and sauerkraut. You don’t drink the brine for either. The beneficial stuff gets into the food itself. I wondered if it were the same for grains- albeit a much shorter time with the...

They get a bit of protein several times a day, definitely several tablespoons at the least. Also, the grains in the feed are high in protein. A lot of people throw their grains on the ground when they feed fermented I notice. Don’t the fine bits end up on the ground instead of in the feed? I can...

I add a few tablespoons of Poultry Nutri-Balancer to their breakfast so I know they’re getting the minerals that rinse out. Mostly I was wondering about the probiotics from fermentation. I may take out a scoop before I rinse and mix it into the rest of the rinsed food. Maybe I can increase it...

I feel like I’ve read a couple thousand threads and blogposts about fermenting feed lately looking for an answer to something that seems pretty simple. Background I started soaking grains this summer to help keep my ladies hydrated during the warm weather. I feed them Natural Farm Feed and...