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If you’re anything like me, and I bet you are, you like to save a buck when you can and want to know how to cut feed costs with fodder.
I’m here to tell you how I cut my feed costs by sprouting barley fodder and how to do it!
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It’s no secret that animal feed costs can get you down, quick. We have 24 laying hens, 15 meat chickens, 5 rabbits with two litters on the way, and 10 ducks.
It’s enough to keep our feed costs up. The trip a few times a month to the farm store isn’t always a shopping spree I look forward to! When I read about sprouting barley fodder, I knew I had to try it.
Sprouting fodder paired with fermenting feed was the perfect way to cut my animal feed bills significantly.
Barley fodder, a cereal grain, is one of the easiest to sprout and is full of essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Growing fodder can be super easy and you don’t need too much room – some people grow their fodder in their living room, laundry room, or even kitchen!
You also don’t have to use barley seed for your sprouted grains. You can use wheat or any other type of grain your feathered, furred, or fibered friends might enjoy. Barley is the easiest to grow, especially in humid climates.
Now, I try to be 100% “real” throughout my blog so I’m not going to sit here and tell you it’s the easiest thing in the world.
But you’re in luck because I’m going to explain the complications I had and what I did to correct them. I’ll make fodder easy to grow for you!
That way, you can skip that step and get right to growing nutritious, hearty fodder for your barnyard beauties!