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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: sam.t on October 24, 2010, 06:11:06 pm

Title: HAVE BEEN GIVEN.......
Post by: sam.t on October 24, 2010, 06:11:06 pm: SOME BARLEY BUT DONT NO IF ANY GOOD FOR CHICKENS OR WHAT TO DO WITH IT
I ALSO HAVE 2 GOATS
SAM :chook: :goat:
Title: Re: HAVE BEEN GIVEN.......
Post by: little blue on October 24, 2010, 06:49:42 pm: both the hens and goats will enjoy the barley, as long as it looks nice and fresh....
what a nice gift! ;)
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Post by: sheila on October 25, 2010, 09:06:33 am: can you make whiskey with it? L.O.L
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Post by: OhLaLa on October 26, 2010, 09:11:04 am: Whole Barley? If so I personally wouldn't feed it by choice (can irritate their throats), but they will eat it readily.

:chook: :farmer:
Title: Re: HAVE BEEN GIVEN.......
Post by: sam.t on October 26, 2010, 02:22:02 pm: yes whole barley 50kg of the stuff did no if a cooked it first would help
think whiskey looking best bet at minute lol
sam :chook: :goat:
Title: Re: HAVE BEEN GIVEN.......
Post by: OhLaLa on October 26, 2010, 03:36:24 pm: Just a thought - I've never done it because as said, I don't buy it now - but you could try sprouting it for them.

Further to my first reply, plenty of people do feed whole barley as part of their birds diet, I just don't as when starting out I made up a mixed feed and the birds didn't get on well with it, looking into it I was told it could set up an irritation in the crop so I never bought it again after that.

Best wishes.

:chook: :farmer:
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Post by: clumbaboy on October 26, 2010, 04:42:38 pm: Hi Everyone,
Not feeding barley does not sound good as I have just accquired a 1 ton bag of it :(
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Post by: OhLaLa on October 26, 2010, 06:08:54 pm: Oh dear - I feel bad now! If it helps, if I was given a few bags of the stuff I'd be scouring the internet looking for ways to feed it to my animals.....

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