Hi nostr, havent had much time for scrolling today. I spent part of the day hanging out with some friends, fellow homesteaders. We met at the home of one of them, and of course i came home with a couple of ideas i'd like to implement here. I got a lead on some super cheap ibc totes, which i need more of. Also, i'm gonna try fermenting some chicken scratch before feeding it to my chickens. Apparently the chickens fill up faster on fermented feed, we'll see. Anyway, i didnt do much around here today, but i did enjoy visiting with my friends. Yall have a good evening nostr friends. #grownostr #homesteading #friends 
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Good evening ✌️🧡
Good evening Maria!
I get spent brewing grain that I spread ALL over my farm and the birds love it. They pile into before I have even finished emptying barrels. Since mine free range they get a good amount of protein from the bugs but I still have some regular layer feed that I give them to augment the grain. The spent grain is great because the sheep and alpaca can eat it without as much bloat problems since the grain has already off-gassed.
Thats interesting, is the brewing grain something you produce on your place?
No it's from small breweries in Spokane. I have 3, well 2 at the moment as one is in transistion between brewers, but I've been getting grain for at least 7 years at this point. I till it into my soil and it does WONDERS for the plants through the season.