Feeding Your Flock: Fermenting 101

2025-10-12

Thinking about fermenting your chicken feed? This episode is for you! I explain what fermentation is, the common types we use, how easy it is to do it, and the benefits if gives your chickens. For those of us who like to nerd out, here are some links to get into even more detail on gut biome and how it effects our companion animals: Effects of heat stress on the gut health of poultry: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7323259/ Gut microbiome influences poultry welfare: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10177538/

Thinking about fermenting your chicken feed? This episode is for you! I explain what fermentation is, the common types we use, how easy it is to do it, and the benefits if gives your chickens.

For those of us who like to nerd out, here are some links to get into even more detail on gut biome and how it effects our companion animals:

Effects of heat stress on the gut health of poultry: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7323259/

Gut microbiome influences poultry welfare: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10177538/

Gut microbiome influences poultry welfare: http://modernpoultry.media/gut-microbiome-influences-poultry-welfare/?mp=1760312269386

Impact of probiotics on chicken gut microbiota, immunity, behavior, and productive performance—a systematic review: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/animal-science/articles/10.3389/fanim.2025.1562527/full

The Bougie Coop proudly feeds and is sponsored by Eden Feeds: Montana grown, non-GMO ingredients. https://www.edenfeeds.com/

We are edited and made to sound better by Landis Podcast Editing. https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Thanks, Jared!

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