Author Topic: chicken feed (Read 2678 times)

daddymatty82 · « **on:** August 20, 2010, 01:04:40 pm »

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?

Hermit · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2010, 02:17:10 pm »

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.

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2010, 03:55:09 pm »

mine get porridge mixed with goats milk when its cold - oh and mashed potato!

Sharondp · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2010, 07:17:54 pm »

Another vote for porridge here - sometimes with mashed banana (but not too much!)

CameronS · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2010, 07:37:29 pm »

more mixed corn,

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2010, 09:53:56 am »

extra portion of grain before bedtime was suggested to keep them warm, porridge would do the same I suppose

little blue · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:01:13 pm »

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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Bright Raven · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:18:05 pm »

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.

Mix it up and serve it in an old margarine tub.