Fodder growing questions

[Saundra4]

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 and placed on the tray. On day 2 I placed the seed tray outside. I have the tray under a tree which gets some sun for a little part of the day. I’ve noticed after the first day of the wheat being outside, small flying bugs that resemble fruit flies are all over the grains. The grains also smell kinda like bad beer. I thought that by this point in the growing cycle, that I would have full sprouts on all the seeds. But it seems to be growing very slowly and only a few seeds have sprouted. I water in the morning, afternoon and at night with a watering can. Can you tell me if this is normal for the flys, smell and the rate of growth ? I appreciate any feedback. Thanks so much!

I did this with wheat, soaked for 8-12 hours put seeds in tray with holes and then a shallow tray underneath. The instructions said to rinse out the water daily but do not over water they will rot. I put a paper towel over them and just gave them a light spray 3x a day