Aye but it must be last years crop you are getting now .Now as far as i know malting barley and feed barley no difference except malting has a lower moisture content before being accepted ,so personally farm barley if cheaper for me IMO.
Would it nae be some thing bigger than a rat (pine martin ,mink size ) as i cant see a doo sitting getting its *expletive removed* chewed would it nae need some creature big enough to pln it down just my thoughts like.