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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on February 25, 2011, 11:02:15 am

Title: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 25, 2011, 11:02:15 am: OH accidently bought a bag of meal instead of pellets ::). Do you mix it with water or just pour the powder inj the feeders? :&>
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: chezlouise1980 on February 25, 2011, 12:20:52 pm: Hi,

I just pour it into the feeders as is, but the quail tend to flick it all out and have a dust bath in it! Recently changed to pellets as much less messy.
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: spikey_fridge on February 25, 2011, 01:47:59 pm: i mixed it with water to a stodge and put it in an old frying pan.
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: doganjo on February 25, 2011, 05:46:05 pm: Quote from: spikey_fridge on February 25, 2011, 01:47:59 pm
i mixed it with water to a stodge and put it in an old frying pan.
So did I, and added a few veg in with it
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 25, 2011, 06:36:50 pm: which of course never went through your kitchen at any time ::) :chook: :&>
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: Womble on February 25, 2011, 09:03:39 pm: We had a bag of meal that had been mis-labelled as pellets. They had it as 'porridge' over the winter, and it went down just fine ;).
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: doganjo on February 25, 2011, 10:46:42 pm: Quote from: northfifeduckling on February 25, 2011, 06:36:50 pm
which of course never went through your kitchen at any time ::) :chook: :&>
No, as it happens, got them cheap from Morrisons ;D ;D
Title: Re: what to do with layers meal ?
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 26, 2011, 09:46:26 am: ;D ;D :&>