i would guess keeping it in a cool location, but i think i have read people even have it on the counter in the kitchen but it can get stinky. So i really dont know. I do know that proper fermented feed can sometimes get a film of what i think is supposed to be cloudy white mold looking, but...
Oh thats great to read. I tend to hover, so leaving the mash for about 2 hours is reasonable. Cold winters here do have me supplementing their feed to up their protein. Adding an occasional scrambled egg to the mash with hot water is a wonderful application. Do you have cold winters? if so, what...
Thank you. I suppose my knowledge about fermentation goes something like this:
- take pellets, put in container (not many for 5 hens)
-cover with water about 1/2inch
-place lid hand tight
- store in cool dry place
-stir 12 hrs later and again for maybe 2 days
- use a strainer to remove feed...
Oh wow! Well good luck with that! Cool tip about the electrolytes in the feed. I did that the other day, but seeing they eat it all so quick that i wasnt sure they would be getting too much save a chic electrolytes 🤷♀️ Tryin' my best but good to know about the wet feed. So, that essentially is...
Hello chicken friends! I have added some water to my 5 hens pellet layer feed. They eat it all up really quickly and love it. Heres my question, is it ok to offer a free choice wet pellet mash daily? I Wasnt sure if the hardness of the pellets is necessary for the gizzard or crop or something...