Whey as food

Rasilon wrote:How would one get started making cheese? I can get milk! lolol

There are tons of resources online for cheesemaking. A good basic one is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Would the leftover whey from yogurt making be just as good for chickens?

I expect so. Give it a try.

authenticfarm wrote:Would the leftover whey from yogurt making be just as good for chickens?

Thats how I get my whey, that and kefir

Awesome!

Between the cheese making and the yogurt making, there's a lot of whey happening around here.

Now I'm kicking myself for dumping out my whey! Could have given some to the cat and frozen some for bread and chicks. Next time!

Would the dried whey work as well as the fresh liquid?

I've been buying organic yogurt for my chicks. that is fine for now when we don't have a lot of chicks but if we ever hatch lots....


Would it be a good additive to layer food?

Micah and Kiah wrote:Would the dried whey work as well as the fresh liquid?

I've been buying organic yogurt for my chicks. that is fine for now when we don't have a lot of chicks but if we ever hatch lots....


Would it be a good additive to layer food?

Be really careful. Most Whey Powders contain lots of other stuff that I'm not sure how the Chickens would handle.

What other stuff? I'm curious.

ipf wrote:What other stuff? I'm curious.

Most powdered whey that I found was for body building supplementation. Came with a lot of filler powders in it, can't think of names off the hope, but a container for "whey Powder' typically has 9 or 10 ingredients