When I was a kid it was my job to feed the pigs we raised. To do that my father had me mix up buckets of feed with water the day before so they could ferment. I thought it was a stinking mess at the ripe age of 12 but today I think it was genius.
Of course down here a day in the hot sun is enough to ripen most things ;-)
I love your sense to experiment and I bet the chickens loved the food, especially if there were any sugars that converted to ethanol.