Met an older keeper at the feed store who changed how I feed my flock

Last month at Tractor Supply in Springfield, a woman in her 70s saw me buying layer pellets and told me to switch to fermented feed. She said her hens have laid bigger eggs and had way fewer health issues since she started doing it 3 years ago. Has anyone else tried fermenting their feed and seen a real difference?

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luna58920d ago

blair626 said less waste and happier chickens and that's really what it comes down to. A buddy of mine tried fermenting last year after his hens kept getting pasty butt and he said it cleared up in like two weeks. He also mentioned his eggs got this deep orange yolk he'd never seen before, which he thought was from the probiotics or something in the fermented feed. The extra time stirring it every day drove him nuts at first but he got used to it and now swears by it. He did warn me the smell is pretty strong when it's ready, like sour bread or something, which can be a shock if you're not ready for it.

hayden_rivera23d ago

Less waste and happier chickens sounds like a solid win to me.

blair62623d agoMost Upvoted

@hayden_rivera Totally agree with you there... less waste is huge when you're going through bags of feed.