fodder

Hello! Just started growing wheatgrass to feed our chickens and recently noticed there is white fuzz growing 🫤 is this safe to feed or should I toss it?

Hey there! I’m new to growing fodder and having chickens also. Our chickens are 5 weeks old and I live in Florida where the average temp outside right now is about 80 degrees. I started growing organic wheat fodder about 5 days ago. I soaked the seeds overnight for almost 18 hours, rinsed...

It is winter here in New York. My flock has been cooped (pun intended) up inside for the past month and a half. They are going through food like crazy and not laying eggs. I need a solution to this and I found two options, fermenting feed and growing fodder. I already have the fermenting process...

1. Red Ripper Cowpea 20% seed protein: 25% 2. Sunflower mix 15% seed protein: 30% 3. South Anna Butternut squash 15% (butternut squash x seminole pumpkin) seed protein: 30% 4. Amaranth mix 10% seed protein: 13-18% 5. Buckwheat 7.5%...

Hello! Thank you for reading my thread. I am wanting to start compiling a seed mix that will be spread out to grow as fodder & forage for our hens. I was wondering what things you would suggest putting in the mix? What seeds should I start buying to add to the mix? I know I could probably Google...

Has anyone tried sunflower oil seed and or split beans for fodder? I want to have fodder for my ducks this winter but I can’t seem to find wheat or barley around me for a reasonable price. these are the ones that I want to sprout. Also for the sunflower seeds if I choose not to sprout them can...

What is fodder and what is it good for? Fodder is the process of germinating seeds and feeding the resulting sprouts (and remaining seeds) to your animals. By feeding the sprouts to the animals the animals will benefit from both the seed's energy and the plant's energy. They will also enjoy...

Help! This pan is on day 6???? I thought it should have lots of growth by now... I've been keeping water in the trays in this heat so they don't dry out. It smells a bit sour. Do I need more water? Less water? More drainage? Less heat? I've been "rinsing" and putting new water in at least 3...

We ordered 125 male red ranger chicks from Freedom Ranger Hatchery, Inc and received 128 today (June 18, 2020). ALL alive and well. Chicks were shipped a day earlier than expected- so we did a little moving around of the older chicks. I want to use this thread to document the progress, but...

Now that our coop and run are finished and other projects around our property are wrapping up, we actually have space in our garage and sheds again! We're looking into purchasing supplies in bulk and was wondering; where do you seem to find the best prices on items? Specifically the following...

Hi Friends, had to do some decluttering in our cold pantry today and the Duckies were curiously watching their humon servant through the window. Our cold pantry is mostly underground and the only window allows the ducks to look their humons straight into the eyes, making them look much less...

I had half a bowl of fodder left and thought it would make the ducks happy… 20200216 144515 HD

I've been experimenting with the oats since I've got 50 lbs to use and the main huge difference is that very few seem to want to germinate if they're left open to dry out in the open air, but they almost all sprout when kept under a damp paper towel while gettimg established. Maybe too dry here?

These are my first two pans. Really need to build something to keep them for me. I'm hoping to find something else to grow by the time I finish this 50lb bag of oats. For now the quacks are loving my efforts!

Dear BYC-team, could you please feature @gtaus learning-center article »My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins«? It is the single best method to grow fodder for our birds i have seen so far, imho much better than some commercial fodder systems. Obviously it is winter on...

Bought some Alfalfa from the local seed store to try to make some Alfalfa fodder for the Duckies. The seeds are coated in something white: The coating washes away during soaking and this is how Alfalfa seeds should look like: Now what is that white stuff? And is that eventually toxic or...

After successfully growing Wheat-Fodder, i tried Oats (Not very impressive by now) and then i wanted to try Rye. While scooping the Rye-seeds into my soaking glass i noticed some really black kernels: Looked it up in the WikiPedia and to me it looks a lot like Ergot...

I’ve looked into doing fodder for my Muscovies for a while. We plan on doing duck weed in the future but that’s on hold until we can get supplies. what are some good seeds to use for a fodder system? And where is a good, inexpensive source?

So far this fall I've been doing some sprouting as well as a bit of fermented feed, which naturally led to thinking about growing fodder since green foods will be scarce here in Alberta for the winter months. Though I can definitely have an 'all in' approach to something I'm not sure a full...

We decided to try out a new fodder in the run, so far it's been working out great and I thought I'd share it with yall.