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northfifeduckling

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what to do with layers meal ?
« 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?  :&>

chezlouise1980

  • Joined Nov 2010
Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #1 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.


spikey_fridge

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • stroud gloucestershire
Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 01:47:59 pm »
i mixed it with water to a stodge and put it in an old frying pan.

doganjo

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Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 05:46:05 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
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

northfifeduckling

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Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 06:36:50 pm »
which of course never went through your kitchen at any time ::) :chook: :&>

Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #5 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  ;).
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doganjo

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Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 10:46:42 pm »
which of course never went through your kitchen at any time ::) :chook: :&>
No, as it happens, got them cheap from Morrisons  ;D ;D
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

northfifeduckling

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Re: what to do with layers meal ?
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2011, 09:46:26 am »
 ;D ;D :&>

 

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