PulpFaction
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I have read that whole oats can keep for quite a while, but milled grains have a much shorter shelf life.
I am interested in using oats, barley and wheat for my rabbits in approximate thirds, which means I would be purchasing 150# of feed at a time. It would take me a while to get through that...definitely more than a month, maybe two.
Now, other research reveals the critters utilize much more nutrition in the grain when the hulls are broken open through one means of milling or another. How do I balance these two things out? You lose nutritional value by keeping the milled feeds too long, but the animal can't utilize as much if it's not milled...
Other than buying my own mill and milling daily, which is the lesser of two evils?
I am interested in using oats, barley and wheat for my rabbits in approximate thirds, which means I would be purchasing 150# of feed at a time. It would take me a while to get through that...definitely more than a month, maybe two.
Now, other research reveals the critters utilize much more nutrition in the grain when the hulls are broken open through one means of milling or another. How do I balance these two things out? You lose nutritional value by keeping the milled feeds too long, but the animal can't utilize as much if it's not milled...
Other than buying my own mill and milling daily, which is the lesser of two evils?