Very true, and assumed I had that covered, as one of the ingredients of what I ferment is hard red winter wheat. That comprises maybe 10-15% of the mix I make up with chicken scratch, Kalmbachs Henhouse Reserve, and a small amount of chia seeds. That should take care of the prebiotics though no?
An hour or so ago I went out to the coop to lock them up and check for eggs. Usually, we get 4 or 5, but today, there was just one. I went to walk out and it dawned on me my older white silkie was missing. I walked to the other end of the coop to the big nesting box where all the younger...
I'm a huge proponent of probiotics and am fermenting grains and chia mostly for that reason alone. I only do one jar so every 3 days until snow covers the ground so free-ranging is out, then I'll do it daily.