Yeah, we could visit scratch and peck, that sounds fun.
I do not ferment my feed at this time, it's too much an added step considering everything else I do on the farm besides birds. I know people who do, and they say it's great. Sprouting grain also works well, people who do that say it makes the feed last longer.
Yeah, I am not terribly interested in adding more steps to my routine. But with 22 chickens, 4 ducks, three geese, and a handful of quail, and even free ranging the chickens and rotating the geese and ducks, I am going through feed like mad! Hahah. It's spendy stuff!