How To Feed Chickens For A Dollar A Day! Karl Hammer?
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
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When Justin Rhodes visited Karl Hammer and his 600 chickens he shared with Justin how he fed all 600 of them. HOW? Well with compost! However, what if you don't have 600 chickens! What if your compost pile isn't that big? What if?????
Well here's a answer that can take 100 lbs of food and turn it in 300lbs of food!!!
WHAT?
From seed to feed on our homestead we grow our own nutrient dense organic fodder!
This really is a homestead SURVIVAL skill to learn how to do!
Farm animals from goats to chickens to rabbits all love fodder and will benefit from its nutritional benefits!
To create fodder you basically take your grains, wheat barely rye oats, and by setting up a simple fodder system (we use buckets with drain holes) within 5-7 days of watering you will have a easy digestible rich organic green food that the chickens will love.
Sprouting amplifies the nutrients in the grains nearly six fold and increases their digestibility, so you get more bang for your buck. Plus feeding fodder to supplement your chickens' layer feed reduces your feed costs, gives you better tasting eggs with more vibrant yolks, and increases their laying productivity with improved health.
How could you go wrong!?
So you dont need 600 chickens or compost to save money on feed. All you need is a bag of grain and some buckets
Starry will show you the proof is in the pudding as she walks you thru this very simple and cheap way to feed your flock!!
And dont forget fodder is good for any farm animal!!!
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I like your fodder system, Starry. I just happen to already have some 5 gallon buckets that will be used to implement your idea as soon as my drill is charged up. My chickens 🐔 and I 👩🏻🌾 thank you!!
since I only have 12 chickens, I was thinking of using the plastic shoe boxes from the dollar store or something like that...thankyou for your great tips!
Thank you Starry, I have 19 chickens and have been researching fodder methods. This one I can do. God Bless you and yours!
I watch your channel since years and you always come up with new ideas. You're an inspiration for others. Thanks for the time and efforts you put in your videos.
God bless you all !
I am making mini-fodder for my little parrot (in teeny tiny cups). Thanks for the idea Starry.
This is the most user-friendly fodder system I’ve seen for chickens. THANK YOU! I’m excited to start growing food for my hens now.
Good info. 2) I will just say that the Carl video you mentioned was a system for a business, not just a couple on a homestead. 3) you should do a video on how you stay so dang energized, the rest of us need it.
Thank you...and how do i stay energized..bammm new vid coming soon
great idea, I use to just throw seeds out keep the chickens in an area then move them to the sprouted area and just fed grain in the winter...now I can do it year round! God bless you Starry!
Thankyou for the tip, I have 5 hens and 1 rooster so they will love this 😁 have you made a fly/maggot farm for your hens, bucket with holes hanging up with a small bit of rotting meat the flies lay the eggs in it the eggs turn to maggots and fall out the holes chickens eat maggots , or you can make a mealworm farm
And the smell?
@@0r807 the smell comes from nitrogen, if you cover it with carbon,,, old grass, hay, wood chips, whatever, no smell
Much appreciated Starry! Peace to you & Mr Hilder!
So clever! Great thinking outside the box!
FABULOUS! this will save me a whole bunch!
thank you from Queensland Australia!
God bless you Starry, thank you for all that you do!
Thanks for all the great information!!! I am listening to all your videos and getting great ideas. One of these days I hope to have chickens and maybe a little garden. I'm storing all this information up for when I get ready to start my little homestead. Love you have a blessed day
OK now I understand why I saw you drill holes in buckets in a previous video ! Smart and cheaper than grocery chicken food . God bless you.
Good morning Starry! Have a blessed day.
This is mindblowing. Thank you
Such an awsome video. This is a great idea- i love it!😊good project for my grandson. He always wants to help and Im not stopping that! Have a peaceful evening⛄
My sincerely thank you for your help now I can do it
Brilliant Starry, i'll share it tho i know no one who keeps chickens, maybe it will reach some that do!
This is the best feed for your chickens and they love it
My chickens love fodder. Its like a treat. I have only done wheat and barley so far That easiest for me to get.
Bless you Starry for all your time making these great videos and for giving glory to our Father God.
I use kitty little trays, they're much cheap than using buckets
Can you feed it to laying hens
Thank you
This is SO helpful (and frugal, to boot)! Thank you!!!
I started doing this I am using 8 buckets 😀 my hens get fodder every morning along with feed and they don’t eat as much feed even though it’s there for them 😀
Danielle Terry: I am about to start growing fodder . I have over 100 chickens many roosters, pullets and hens. What kind of grains are you sprouting? How long to take to serve to chickens as a fodder. I has been trying to grow before and I failed. I am concerned this time . 💙 I think this method is good 😊 and easy . I hope I am successful. Thank you for you answer my friend.
Hi. You Tube University has lots of videos on this. Some use sunflower sprouts. I use wheat I buy in bulk from my feed store. This is an inexpensive way to do a fodder system. Best wishes
This was a great instructional video, I want to try fodder once I get my 6 chickens. Thank you.
Awesome! I'm going to do it ☺
Did you ever expose the fodder to light?
you can use dish pans too
Looks like wheatgrass( didn;t know it had another name) I get at the store, we all love it, including my pets.Thanx Starry.LOL that is what I want my back lawn to look like:).
Moviestar Memories I have a guinea pig. Anyone know if this is good for them to eat?? I really want to grow Timothy grass for him. Thanks
Gracias😊
Throw some grain seends on a patch of land. They sprout out and have a good grass patch for the chicken, especially wheat grass is very healthy
We were just going to start making fodder this week. Very timely.
I started doing this but I am getting a lot of fruit flies, and the fodder is not growing evenly, about 40% of the seeds sprout, I am following everything on the video step by step.
Same for me. I was wondering if humidity plays a role.
Do you leave the fodder in the pails without light?
Will peroxide or vinegar work instead of bleach? Thanks
I'm a little bit confused. I followed up to separating the feed into the buckets with the holes in. Starry then stacked FOUR bins onto each other. Which one is the one with no holes? is it at the bottom to catch still dripping excess water?
Then you said to continue to water them each day. Is this in the same way you showed with water onto grain in buckets with holes, directly onto the floor... then stack them again somewhere cool?
Thank you Starry for your tips, this system would save so much money in feeding chickens and healthier for them. You really are a mine of information. Thank you.
leave all the drilled buckets with fodder stacked. The water will percolate down through all the buckets due to the holes.
Cool area helps keep mold from growing also.
Bonnie Lipke The no hole bucket goes at the bottom, you can reuse the water from the bottom bucket to water the seeds the next day and so on. Keep all the buckets stacked so you water all of them at the same time. You want the seeds damp not floating so just a litre or so to water them with I'd say. Hope this helps xx
Thank you very much for this, It's very helpful, especially with the inflation thing going on right now. I just subscribed and will be looking forward to more of your awesome vids :)
but can they live off of green sprouted whet or barley? or fo you still need to buy feed?
I love this...so simple, next to no cost to set up and definitely sustainable....you are my type of gal.
I have looked at many different set ups.....this by far is my type of set up.
We are looking to go on property with next to no income coming in and wanting to remain debt free....so this will really help all the while giving our rabbits, chickens and goats the nutrients they need.
Actually 100 lbs will give you almost 700 lbs of fodder..
Thank you Starry! I think Justin should visit your place too! Give a real off grid home a showcase. 💜💚💙
Hahah not sure if he's like it up here..we are kinda crude:)))
I've only seen it on video and picture but your place seems to be more realistic in aspects of what and how off grid really is. My great grandfather and grandfather built a homestead in the 30's that is still owned by my family that has no electricity, water is heated in a black tank on the roof and gravity fed. The wells are run by a ram pump or hand pumps and lighting is oil lamps. Grey water is piped out for the trees and plants and sewer is a septic that does need pumping every few years. Cistern catches rain water and troughs direct it to trees and plants in addition to the grey water. Minimal garbage and compost is mandatory as the location is extremely remote and without trash collection. I lived that first hand, it's nice to see a realist show how it is. 😉
Yep, he seems to go to huge establishments with all kinds of stuff
going on . I like Justin, but Starry is more down to earth living like
me. I love Starry the bestest!
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I love your system. I watched other systems and could not set up the complicated systems. Going to go get buckets and grain! Thank you so much!!’
Glad it was helpful!
@@StarryHilder Hello and ty. Hey, do you move the buckets into the sun at any particular time? TY
Awesome....I clicked on here for the cute girl, but also learned something new to do for my chickens...thanks...💘
Lol me too
Great video. Thanks! Use hydrogen peroxide for mold as an alternative.
I always wonder... Grain is dry and this has absorbed water, so is the weight comparison equivalent. I've always wondered about this... Anyone ever really studied this. Just wondering if the additional weight is only water?
Super saver idea ❤❤🌈
nice.
I'm going to do this today! We have 15 chickens and 50 ducks
Awesome stuff! Thank you for sharing!
What a great tip! Thanks so much!!! God bless you, friend!
great idea, Starry.... you think of everything! !
Very cool. I had been thinking about growing alfalfa sprouts for my chickens, but this seem like another good alternative.
wow..thanks for all that great ideas and info...i have about 22 chickens so may need a little bit more but love the simple and frugal ways for fodder so awesome thanks and blessings
your welcome!!!
Thanks Starry. I've read from other videos that for chicken, they should be fed with fodder on day 4. I can see your fodder goes to maturity of day 7/8. How true is this?
do the buckets being stacked create problems for light getting to the seeds? How many chickens would say the three buckets you seeded feed for that day or days?
Has the bottom bucket got holes in it. Thank you
Gonna Give this a Try !
Love 💗 your videos! Super informative and u have a wonderful personality also! Bless you!!
Another excellent grain for fowls is rye--which is also good for pigs!
nice
Corn. Deer Corn and sunflower seeds
great info thanks so much and God bless you for all your careing for others hugs to you
Thanks. May God bless you also. Happy New year...
Great tip Starry!
God bless you, too. Thanks for sharing.
Brava, buen video y simple, entendì todo , sos muy simpatica y un ingles muy claro, thanks.
Great tips ..thank!
Thanks for sharing
Gonna give this a try for my pampered hens...love the apron!
Thanks
Good tip. Justin should really visit you guys would be awesome.👍
good idea
Does the fodder provide enough protein and calcium for the chickens?
Where can I buy barley wholesale
Or oats ?
Will Justin Rodes be coming to see you on his tour?
Starry, what if we live in the hot state of Arizona? We have shaded areas to put the fodder buckets, but they will still get pretty hot. Can we still do this system?
It's just the craziest thing. I have grown fodder for my chickens, and they won't eat it. Am I the only one that this happens to?
So great!
Great system. So, do the grains just grow in the buckets without soil? If yes, then that’s very cool. I wonder whether apple cider vinegar added to the water instead of bleach will help with the mould situation. I put a few drops of it in the chickens’ water container, and it sure helps, even though the container is scrubbed every day. I believe it also helps the birds against worms. Love your cats too.
Have you had issue with the barley grain having weevils?? If so what to you do to remedy that?
Good evening ... Is cultured barley good for ducks
maybe clover or alfalfa as well?
So, we need to choose the cheap , but nutrition-rich seed.
Davy-Crocket's hat has just turned green ...
interesting ! gonna have to try this
great info
I sure hope Justin visits you! Are you on his list? If not, please contact him! he is getting closer! :)
Hi. So what percentage of the total feed should be fodder?
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Thanks for the info Starry. I don't have chickens, but there's a feed store a block. Bet your chickens love the sprouts. Wonder if rabbits would like this.
@Dana Nelson Yes, rabbits love this as well.
Beautiful!!
Thank you
Thank you :D
Wow! You just got another subscriber
Welcome aboard!
Been doing some research on fodder recently. I read a blog about it and the person was saying that you need to measure the feed by dry matter and not just by the actual weight of the feed. They claimed that it was actually better to just let the seed sprout, and feed it at day 4 or so which simply helps with digestion of the seed, but trying to keep as high of dry matter content as possible. Also be prepared for your birds to be pooping a lot more, since you’re adding sooo much water to the seed. I love fodder, but after doing a lot of research on the facts, sadly I have to give up my idea of making it my primary food source as it’s just not worth it. Instead, try looking into growing and feeding duckweed and some other plants that are high in protein and easy to grow. Duckweed is also high in water (obviously), but dry it out some before you feed and it will work wonderfully.
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maybe a food grade bucket
hi how many egg they can produce by just giving fodder?