Thank you for caring. :~)
Are you reading my posts? I said from the beginning that my hens are still getting fresh fruit and veggies, still free ranging, etc. I am simply sprouting the grain/nut/seed/legume portion of their diet rather than feeding it unsprouted. Sprouting INCREASES the vitamins, amino acids, protein, etc. of those same grains fed unsprouted.
Will I still be tweaking things for a while? Yes. Our reality is, I am constantly trying to educate myself and become a better provider for ALL my animals, so 'tweaking' is an on-going process here. :~)
I eschew commercial feeds for all my animals for the same reasons I prefer to give my family whole, organic, homemade foods rather than bleached, processed, packaged foods that have had the natural nutrients removed to prolong shelf life and then added contrived nutrients to meet MINIMUM daily requirements. . .
Jean and the Happy Hens
From: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of CathrynTherese Fitch Walden
I have made my own sprouts and shared them with my chickens, but I really care about my chicken's nutrition and would never rely on sprouts or just one feed to supply all of the nutrients needed for a long and healthy life. Chickens are ominvores. You are still figuring out what to sprout, mean while where are your chickens getting their amino acids necessary for life, their vitamins, and trace minerals?
Feeding all sprouts is like your eating sprouts yourself everyday. The sprouts are not going to supply you with all of the nutrients you need to be healthy.
Chickens, like us, would eat a varied diet. I recommend that your chickens get their chicken feed and the sprouts. The sprout fad comes and goes and the people i know who sprout grains use them to supplement their chicken's feeding.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM Michigan
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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