It is the regular feed, just fermented. From what I understand they don't need any thing more. However, they'll be getting barley greens as soon as I get the barley going. Feed store had to special order it and I'll have it on Thursday.
No no, I know it's the regular feed. I've just see it used as supplemental. That could be due to the time involved to feed hundreds of birds that way, idk? It sucks your feed prices are increasing.
Mine got a bag of popcorn earlier. We're talking about better nutrition on here, and I'm trying to get butter on the inside of the bird too, lol.
Truly I think it is because people are afraid of it.
When I first researched this, the process was really excessive in the labor. People won't do things if it's arduous, annoying, or they feel like it's risky. I didn't start it way back when we started homesteading because I felt like it was just another difficult thing to learn and keep up with. With the feed being expensive here I was motivated to revisit it and was pleased to discover that it's not difficult at all. After making yogurt for the last couple months I'm no longer freaked out by things fermenting on the counter. I really thought it could kill you before, because I'd never had any experience fermenting anything and thought it must be super sterilized and great care taken.
Apparently fermenting feed has been done for hundreds of years to help stretch feed and keep the animals healthy. We know that sterilization wouldn't have been feasible for most. You can tell if it is fucked up easily, too, because it either smells like alcohol or something died.
I'm not worried about making it, lol. I wonder if I could switch out one of my mash carboys for a feed fermenter? Now I need to do a little research.
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