3mina":24wwe287 said:I read a post on FB yesterday about sprouting. Take a mason jar, the metal ring, window screen/cheesecloth and the seeds. Place seeds in the jar, put the screen/cheesecloth under the metal ring, rinse the seeds and place in a sunny spot. Rinse the seeds every day.
I have not tried this but I'm going to
OneAcreFarm":2ra15q4r said:3mina":2ra15q4r said:I read a post on FB yesterday about sprouting. Take a mason jar, the metal ring, window screen/cheesecloth and the seeds. Place seeds in the jar, put the screen/cheesecloth under the metal ring, rinse the seeds and place in a sunny spot. Rinse the seeds every day.
I have not tried this but I'm going to
That is basically what this is 3mina, but on a much larger scale....this setup grows enough to feed 25 rabbits on a daily basis.
:shock: It does???OneAcreFarm":3fsb6jl5 said:That is basically what this is 3mina, but on a much larger scale....this setup grows enough to feed 25 rabbits on a daily basis.
Miss M":3qz07ksk said::shock: It does???OneAcreFarm":3qz07ksk said:That is basically what this is 3mina, but on a much larger scale....this setup grows enough to feed 25 rabbits on a daily basis.
What would you sprout?
How expensive are seeds for this?
Could this and salt be all you need?
I apologize, as I obviously haven't been paying attention. But you've got my attention now!
Frecs":l6gkw4s5 said:Okay...after doing some research, here is what I have found for my situation/area:
1. TSC (Conway SC & Whiteville NC) carry whole oats at around $12-13 per 50lb bag. The only other whole grains they sale are "sweet feed" which would not work for fodder (both because of the corn and because of the molasses).
2. No other feed stores carry whole grains of any sort.
3. Mail order is extortionarily high once postage is included.
4. Through Sam's Club, I can order 50lb of whole winter wheat for a tad less than $50. This seems at the moment to be the only game in town for getting wheat to grow wheatgrass fodder.
5. Per a few websites, oat grass fodder is reasonably close in nutritional make-up to wheatgrass fodder. Does anyone know the nutritional data for fodder from wheatgrass, barleygrass, and oatgrass?
I had purchased several 10lb bags of "gourmet birdseed" from TSC which is wheat, milo, and millet. I'm going to conduct an experiment to see how well it "fodders". The bags were on sale for $5 per but normally run closer to $10. These may be a good option IF they grow into nice fodder.
Other options yet to be explored: the co-op in Wilmington and the HFS in North Myrtle Beach both have bulk organic winter wheat but that is likely to be too expensive for my purposes -- I may see if it is possible to get on their "oops" list for when grains are spilled and can't be sold to humans...
I think the best option is going to remain oatgrass supplemented with sunflower sprouts, lentil sprouts, mungbean sprouts (these are okay for rabbits, right?), and herbs and weeds and such...and the flax which they seem to be liking.
OneAcreFarm":2v9uqrx9 said:Any feed store should be able to order 50lb bags of whole barley for you. Barley makes the best fodder, but oat and wheat are good too.
Frecs":1kg863p6 said:OneAcreFarm":1kg863p6 said:Any feed store should be able to order 50lb bags of whole barley for you. Barley makes the best fodder, but oat and wheat are good too.
The "feed stores" around here are Purina outlets it seems. Tonight I will post to the Facebook "trade it" group for Conway to see if all the horse folks on there know of a feed store that carries or will order barley in 50lb bags.
skysthelimit":2z8ggisc said:Frecs":2z8ggisc said:OneAcreFarm":2z8ggisc said:Any feed store should be able to order 50lb bags of whole barley for you. Barley makes the best fodder, but oat and wheat are good too.
The "feed stores" around here are Purina outlets it seems. Tonight I will post to the Facebook "trade it" group for Conway to see if all the horse folks on there know of a feed store that carries or will order barley in 50lb bags.
That's my problem too, the only "feed" stores are really bagged food outlets. They sell national or regional branded whole oats. Oats are $15.99 a bag, so that's what I'm going with.
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