The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: daddymatty82 on August 20, 2010, 01:04:40 pm
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just wondered if any of you change feed during colder months i myself have thought id change to meal and add some warm water for there brekkie and evening meal instead of pellets i know corn keeps them warm but any things you give to warm them up on a cold winters day?
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I just add flaked maize to their meals in winter and dont do anything else. As long as they are dry and draught proofed they will be ok.
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mine get porridge mixed with goats milk when its cold - oh and mashed potato!
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Another vote for porridge here - sometimes with mashed banana (but not too much!)
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more mixed corn,
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extra portion of grain before bedtime was suggested to keep them warm, porridge would do the same I suppose :chook: :&>
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oats are really warming, ours love the "mixed flakes" we have for billy goat (like rabbit food without the coloured bits or grass pellets :) )
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I make a winter feed block from porridge oats mixed with lard or vegetable fat and some handfuls of pigeon conditioning food. It contains aniseed and the chooks love it. :yum: Mix it up and serve it in an old margarine tub.