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Learn how to easily sprout grains like barley, oats & wheat to create nutritious fodder. Step-by-step guide to set up your own fodder system.

Growing chicken fodder is healthy for your flock and saves on your feed costs too. 1 lb. of dried grain = 7 lbs. of fodder and about 15x amount of vitamins!

Looking for a budget-friendly way to boost your chickens’ nutrition and egg production? Discover how growing fodder for chickens can transform your flock’s health. By sprouting grains into lush, enzyme-rich greens, you’ll provide a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, and protein—all while cutting feed costs. Ready to learn the simple steps to a thriving fodder system that keeps your hens happy and healthy? Let’s dive into the details!

Fodder is making a come back but is it really a wise time investment and does it really save money on feed? 2 pounds of seed grows to 12 pounds of fodder, but did you know that it actually LOSES the most important aspect that animals need in feed? Find out why and how...

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Over the past century, farming steadily decreased to less than 2 percent of the U.S. population. But then, from 2002 to 2007, farms actually increased 4 percent, the increase being mostly small far…

I decided to create a little planting bed that is chicken proof, and allows us to grow the Essential Nutrients Seed Blend for the birds foraging pleasure.

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I decided to create a little planting bed that is chicken proof, and allows us to grow the Essential Nutrients Seed Blend for the birds foraging pleasure.

This is my DIY Fodder system for chicken feed. I use a fountain pump that dumps water for 1 minute every 4 hours, the storage container at the bottom holds the water. I use dollar store kitty litter trays, tilted, with holes drilled in each end to drain from tray to tray. I put 1/2 lb of re-cleaned wheat seed (50 lb bag=13.65 at my local feed store) per tray that turns into 4 lbs of fodder. I have 30 hens and feed 2 trays per day. Fodder has 18% protein & is inexpensive & healthy option for…

Many months ago, we learned about growing fodder for livestock (Growing Sprouted Fodder for Livestock) and how large-scale systems are being developed to reduce animal feed costs, provide better nutrition for animals, and reduce the amount of water needed to produce said feed. The small-scale commercial systems looked great, but the upfront costs and production level were simply too high to justify such a system for a small homestead like ours. We started to look for other options and ways…

Looking to stretch your livestock feed budget and to feed your animals the best possible? Learning how to grow your own fodder can be very helpful!

This is the system we have for growing fodder for our chickens. It saves us hundreds!!

We're currently feeding our goats and chickens organically for 6 cents a pound. This is how we're doing it: I have friends who are SO much smarter than I am! This is a hydroponic fodder system ("hydroponic" basically means growing plants in water, without soil.) Using this system, we are growing roughly 6lbs of edible…

I can't believe your feed store doesn't sell wheat seeds! Our does in bags or 5 gal jugs. I couldn't believe it either.

Here's how I grow enough healthy greens to feed my chickens through six months of winter. Sunflower sprouts and wheat grass fodder are a frugal and easy way...

Growing fodder - (making fast draining sprouting "tray" from needlepoint messhing.)

One of our favorite sayings when it comes to creating micro-greens for your livestock is: “There are many ways to skin the fodder cat!” After researching the topic of fodder production, one quickl…