I spread the grain on all my gardens every winter then till it in as a soil builder. Then when the gardens are growing I give it to my sheep and alpaca since it has off gassed already and they don't bloat as easy, then the chickens pile into it and devour it for weeks. I also spread it over weedy areas to blot out the weeds.

The grain is wet and heavy so would have to be spread to dry before being used as bedding. It takes the stuff a long time to dry even in mid summer, the top is dry but an inch deep is still wet.