Making Homemade Sprouts for Your Chickens
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- RSM is so excited to teach you all about her new strategy to make sprouts at home for your backyard chickens! Get all the tips and make this cheap, easy setup at home right along with RSM. And come back for the "follow up" video in a week, where RSM will show you what the finished lentil sprouts look like, as well as the girls' reaction to their first time getting sprouts as a snack! We appreciate you being respectful in the comments, and welcome any questions! Thanks so much for sharing and subscribing.
Perfect timing! I've started sprouting, too!
Yay! It’s going well over here. I’m easily entertained but the kids and I think it’s fun!
My. Chickens think im the best with the pumpkin i gave them. Cant wait to try this. Thanks
Oh yay! And it’s so fun to watch them devour it. Pretend the pumpkin is a stegosaurus or something, and your flock is really a pack of raptors... 🐓🦖🦕🦖🦕
Hi honey I just put some sunflower seeds in a jar to sprout them tonight for the first time I will be doing lentils also thank you! God bless you!
Ooh let me know how they turn out! And make sure to rinse them daily with filtered water. I need to do it again too!
@@realsimplemama I will make sure! I would do exactly as you said!🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for making this video. It really helped
You are so welcome! Have fun with it!
Chickeñs get sprouts...we get Krispy Kream donuts!!! Good job mama!
I am here in San Antonio and am on the Facebook group you mentioned. Great group of people on there. They are so helpful.
Yay! Yes they are and there’s so much fun stuff too!
Very informative.
Hello Real Simple Mama, thanks for sharing your method. I made wheat sprouts for my chicken and their productivity is high. Let's connect and learn from each other.
I throw my babies washed whole oats twice a day. I’m gonna try it with the oats.
That’s a great idea! Please comment again to let everyone know how it goes!
I’m just wondering what your plan is in case shortages make it impossible to buy chicken feed commercially?
Hi! No plan at this point. Locals and I all stock up so we’d help each other for sure but beyond that I don’t have an answer. ✌🏼❤️🐓
Interesting
Question, is there a poultry feeder you have found that you like?
Honestly the normal chicken feeder that’s cylindrical is fine! For me it’s a matter of keeping it up off the ground so the feathered children can’t make a mess 😇 so I hang mine or prop it up on stones
Question for you, so I won't keep them soaking in water?
Right! You do a good rinse so that they’re wet and you get off any stagnant bacteria, and keep them covered so that they make their own condensation.
@@realsimplemama wow, that was quick! Thanks so much. This was my first time watching a video of yours. Subscribed!
You’re so welcome! I always respond within 8 hours or so but you caught me right when I was editing videos 😎 I am still really new to sprouts, I have only ever done lentils and sunflower seeds mostly for my chickens. But as it starts to cool down here in South Texas I really want to do a lot more, for the flock and for me! Let me know how it goes! ✌🏼❤️🐓
I think this is the first time I have seen your face on camera nice to meet you lol
Oh no. For that I apologize. Lol! 😳
Do you plan on washing them twice a day for the whole week? Will that damage the sprouts?
Yep that’s the plan! And I need to do it carefully (I’m also curious as to how that will go) but I’m hoping they’ll be intact.
Ok, i will be interested to see the results. BTW, i live in San Antonio too, and your posts have helped tremendously with my new chicken babies! Thank you 😁
Yay! Have a great week, neighbor!
Im trying this but im on day 5 and i have no spouts. If it doesnt work what do i do with the lentils.
Oh no I’m sorry! In a sunny spot? Covered with some aeration? Clean filtered water? If they don’t sprout I’d dispose of them since you can’t be sure if they’ve started to mold.
Give the seeds about 12 hours in water, must use a capful of bleach to keep it from molding. I use quart sized mason jars with stainless steel screen lids. then rinse the seeds by draining the mason jars twice per day, within 4 = 5 days you'll have a ton of sprouts. I use recleaned wheat seed, it costs 22.00 for 50 pounds, one bag last months!@@realsimplemama
Great idea by a beautiful girl.
Just a question though....what prevents toxins forming, I love sprouts but even store bought sprouts could be dangerous...
Hi! We eliminate that as much as possible by using filtered water, moving everything around by stirring, draining excess liquid, etc. But certainly do more research on your own too. ✌🏻❤️🐓
@@realsimplemama .
Why no tap water if thats what they drink?
Hi! You’re right, tap water is fine for the chickens. I recommend it for the quality of the sprouts themselves. You could certainly try with tap and see how they come out! ✌🏼❤️🐓
It’s bc the chlorine in the tap water will keep the sprouts from sprouting or at least that’s what I have heard.
What if you don't have RO WATER ?
Filtered water should be ok! But not tap water if you can help it.
You can take tap water and let it sit in a bowl for 48 hours and then its safe
I have used tap water you can't use chlorinated water
Well water?