Ferment Crumbles?

[KatieInez]

Went brain dead at the farm store and ended up buying 100lbs of crumble food. Normally I'll buy mixed grain food which I then ferment. Can crumbles be fermented? Is there any benefit to doing so? Thanks.

 

[JaeG]

Same benefits, same process. You may just have to add a bit more water.

 

[lazy gardener]

What JaeG said. Crumbles, pellets, mash: all the same stuff as long as the nutritional analysis matches.

 

[KatieInez]

Thanks y'all. This makes me so happy to hear.

 

[PirateGirl]

I have fermented grains as well as pellets/crumbles. The latter takes a LOT MORE water. It also seems to make a bigger mess. It dried up in my one girl's beard and got all crusty, then the other girls proceeded to pluck out her beard for a tasty snack. The process is the same, the chickens will eat it either way, my personal choice going forward is only to ferment grains and leave the crumbles dry.

 

[ChickNanny13]

I ferment crumbles, did have issues with bearded/feather footed but making it "firmer" makes a difference as well at a good feeder. I only have 4 BOs & use a plastic square molded dog dish. Crumble/pellets SWELL UP , I use the ratio of 1:1 adding more water after it swells up/couple hours. Same benefits