fermented feed

  1. T

    Can chickens safely eat soaked/fermented beans?

    Hey y'all, I have a question about beans. I have always heard that chickens shouldn't eat raw beans because of the lectins, and every source I've looked at says to cook beans before adding them to your chickens' feed. I normally feed my birds a homemade mix of raw grains which I soak in water...
  2. K

    How many times can I reuse fermented liquid

    Got a new round of chicks and I have been fermenting the organic crumbles i have them on. They love the mash and seem to be doing well at 1.5 weeks old. Since they grow so fast, it's difficult to tell how much they will eat, so to keep the fermentation chain going faster as their needs change, i...
  3. Indigopearl

    Container that will prevent chicks from jumping into fermented feed??

    My 4 and 8 week old chicks lovvvvve their fermented feed. I give it to them in a bowl and as soon as I put it down, a couple chicks always jump in and scratch at it like crazy. It clings to their feet, and as they jump in and out, makes them dirt (and possibly poo) magnets, which they bring back...
  4. K

    Chickens laying (and possibly pooping) soft eggs

    Good morning, Coming to you with some soft shelled eggs being layed under the roost bars - and potentially one this morning that was passed with droppings? (Photos included). My girls are about 6 months old and 6 or 7 out of 11 have been laying since mid November, always in the nesting boxes...
  5. Stephoney

    Rinsing Fermented Feed

    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...
  6. G

    What to do with fermented feed if I go away for a week?

    Hello, I’m able to find TONS of instructions for how to ferment feed, but my question is, what can I do if I need to go away for a week? I have more in jars than I can feed them tomorrow before I leave on Thursday and my boyfriend will be here but I’m really not sure if he is willing and able to...
  7. rjmyooper

    Just starting in 2022

    Hello! I don't have much to share yet, but this Summer I will have 4 Welsh Harlequin Hens and 1 Drake. I wasn't planning on a Drake at first, but I may as well since I'm ordering Ducks anyway, and they will all be the same age. The picture below shows a beautiful Bahama Pintail Duck. I came...
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  8. FantineFav

    "How many chickens do i have?" Just give me two minutes to count them all in my head...

    I've thought a lot about whether or not to start a thread, but I have been following a few: blackacres, MaryJanet and ribh's d'coopage. They are so lovely to read, mainly for the inspiration, the kindness and encouragement from others, and the friendly connections that get made. Reading...
  9. TOPChickens14

    Winter Feed Cost and Growing Fodder

    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...
  10. MaggieRose2001

    Fermented Feed in the Winter

    Hi. This will be my first winter with my chickens. I feed them a fermented whole grain chicken food and I was wondering if I could continue doing that in the winter. I live in Maine and water freezes after a couple hours. I just didn’t know if it would be wise to feed the chickens wet feed in...
  11. Time to Eat!

    Time to Eat!

    Yum!! Fermented is the best!!
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  12. Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method

    Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method

    Fermenting is a simple process which involves soaking chicken feed then feeding it to your chickens. It is similar to a sourdough starter! And there are so many benefits! The Benefits It is easier for your chickens to digest, especially if you are feeding them pellets or crumbles. Even grains...
  13. jessivogel

    Red Ranger- Fermented Feed & Fodder Experiment

    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...
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  14. chickenchicklady

    Fermenting chick feed

    Good evening! I am wanting to ferment my chick feed. I have searched through multiple threads and looked online, but I just can’t find the answer. What ratio of water:feed do I use? And how much do I make at a time? What container do I use? And how much do I give them? Is it just like basic...
  15. PioneerChicks

    Fermenting Chick Feed?

    Hello! I recently started fermenting my chicken food, and am wondering if I can do it for chicks too. If so would I do it for all chicks or just older ones? Would they be okay eating fermented Whole Corn?
  16. adna40082

    Fermenting Whole Grains

    Hi! I had some questions about fermenting whole grains. I couldn't really find anything specific on it but I heard that whole grains need different fermenting techniques than crumbles and pellets? I tried fermenting before and the next day it had mold on it. Does the batch need to be completely...
  17. C

    Fermenting Scratch and Peck feed - what's good for ducks?

    I am revisiting my duck's diet due to a recent problem with my pekin, Penny. I took her to the vet this week for bleeding around her shoulder area. She has raw looking skin above both wings and extending to the low neck. The vet hadn't seen it in ducks, but thought maybe she had necrotic...
    • CoriM
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    • fermented feed necrotic dermatitis
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  18. CatWhisperer

    Can I feed fermented chick feed to babies?

    I went to TSC yesterday to get some PDZ and flock raiser(which they don’t carry) and ran into chick days. Something I have never succumbed to. They had so many chicks out and 2 boxes that hadn’t even been opened. Walked out with 2 each Brahma and faverolles pullets and 4 assorted straight run...
  19. O

    Fermented Feed - stuck to fur

    I have been a followed of Backyard Chickens for a number of years now as we have been researching and planning for chickens. We received our first chicks last week and are enjoy them immensely. We started with fermented feed from day 1. For the first couple of days, we had the food on a plate...
  20. A

    Fermenting Chick Feed...

    Hi all! I am trying out fermenting chick feed for the first time. Currently using Scratch and Peck Chick Starter and following their guidelines for fermentation and I find myself with a few questions. 1) when fermenting feed they say to do 2 parts water to 1 part feed. Is this by weight or...
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