I finally got some barley seed, soaked it over night, drained it this morning and put it in a dollar store tray that I had drilled 1/8" holes in one side of. Put another tray under this one to catch the water run off and propped the end with no drain holes up with a flip flop :) My plan is to have eight trays going over the next eight days. I need five more trays from the dollar store and a couple of buckets for easier soaking and draining. Also need something to prop up the one side besides a flip flop. To have gotten this far is exciting. I will keep you posted. Hopefully I get it a little more organized by the end of the week :)
Are you malting barley?
ReplyDeleteI'm sprouting it, it should be ready to feed the critters in about eight days :)
DeleteKind of how you malt it I think, you can make some beer barley for them, happy happy.
DeleteMore snow here.
Snow, ewww! Our temps are cooler this week and I think it's supposed to rain today. I'm glad, my garden needs watered!
DeleteDrunkin' critters, sounds fun!!!
My husband has plans and a goal to have sprouted grains for our chickens all next winter. If we can pull it off, I know they will be very happy (and healthy) chickens!
ReplyDeleteKeep us up-to-date on how your barley is doing.
I can't wait to see them dive into to the first batch, I hope it turns out :)
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