craftyhunnypie Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 What is the best thing I can feed Audrey (my gingernut) at the moment? She is having a moult. I've fed her some dried meal worms today as well as her eating her layers pellets as normal. She has also had some sweetcorn before bedtime. She's looking a bit patchy & I want to help her through her moult. I know tuna is good, but how much & how often? Any other foods good? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Cat food's good, I believe . Can't remember quantity or how often for tuna - try a search on "moulting"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I've given mine organic cat food up until now. However.....after the Hugh and Jamie programmes I am not convinced that the meat in them is not from spent battery hens, so from now on I shall use chick crumbs, which they love and which is high protein. Claret recommends them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 Oooo thanks, I hadn't thought of chick crumbs. I bet they will love them! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I am giving mine, one of whom is moulting, chick crumbs on the advice of omleteers on here. They all love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 You could also scrable some eggs up for her and add some poultry spice too and white maggots are good aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 The only trouble is, how are you going to make sure it's her that gets it? Amelia stuck her beak up at it during her moult but Lucy and Ebony were straight onto it...*sighs* chickens eh...?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I give mine tuna - which they love. Make sure it is well rinsed first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I've given mine organic cat food up until now. However.....after the Hugh and Jamie programmes I am not convinced that the meat in them is not from spent battery hens, so from now on I shall use chick crumbs, which they love and which is high protein. Claret recommends them. I think (following the cat-food thread on Nesting Box!) that the conclusion was that organic cat-food was not from battery or intensive source. However I still don't feel entirely comfortable about it. What sort of chick crumbs do you use - only last time I looked, the protein content (I'm going by the description on A & P Organic feeds) was 18%, as opposed to 16% on layers mash/pellets. Is 2% enough to make a difference, or are you using a different source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
