LJ's Chooks Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Is Bokashi bran the same as wheat bran.... Botley mills have started selling loose bran.... is it the same???? the woman in there who knows all about chooks just thinks i'm mad and scowls when i ask a question.... I think i've asked too many and she doesnt approve of omlet and is old school. Handy at times, but she makes me feel like a fly in my chicken run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 To quote wiggly wigglers web site 'Bokashis is a dry mixture of bran and molasses that has been inoculated with Ems or Effective microOrganisms... a carefully controlled mixture of microscopic bacteria, yeasts and fungi that work together to speed-up composting, suppress pathogens, prevent putrefaction and eliminate foul odours' Wheat bran I imagine would not have the EM organisms added. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Not the same I'm afraid. Bokashi is treated and smells of molasses. Wheat bran is just brans - I feed it to mine in porrige to help to feed up fenny who is very scrawny at the moment - she gets bokashi too!! I get mine from wiggly wigglers and swear by it for poo reduction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 You can get it on ebay and the prices are competitive. It firms poos up nicely and helps stop them ponging. Great stuff for that. On the other hand, I didn't get on particularly well with Bokashi Bins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 Ok.... thought id just check... my bokashi went mouldy within a month so i dont want to spend a fortune on it again.... i only had about 3kilos!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
