CatsCube Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Like children really. I have tried giving them brocolli, sprouts and cabbage and they ignore it. Any ideas? They only thing they like ot eat is my garden plants and grass. They have left my bamboo feeling a bit sorry for itself. Should I just give up on veg and keep buying them cheap garden plants and sticking them out there for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Can l just say that l have put cabbage in for mine and they dont eat it.You would think they would be glad of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iChicken Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Mine aren't keen on regular greens either but love the grass and strawberry plants, I might never have to mow the back lawn again! One of mine loves celery leaves but apart from that I don't bother with greens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Cat, are you giving them raw or cooked greens,out of interest? Mine will devore a raw white cabbage hung by a string in a matter of an hour or so,but won't touch cooked stuff. You could also try some spinach - mine love that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 .......and mine are the other way inclined - wont touch raw greens but love them cooked spinach is the one exception that they dont mind if its not cooked. Have you tried lettuce - mine love that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 There's nothing mine won't eat! Even the stalky bits of cabbage, broccoli etc, get eaten eventually, although they obviously go for the tenderest stuff first. Then again, mine are in the run 24/7 most days at the moment, so they don't get the chance for anything else. I'm slightly anxious since giving them cooked beetroot last week - I might need to keep those eggs for myself. Does anyone know if the colour will affect them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Mine wont touch veg if it's raw. So I cook it all until it's soft, chop it up small, then mix it in with their porridge, like hidden veg that you do for children, sprinkle a few sultanas on the top and every s"Ooops, word censored!" disappears Funny that yours eat your bamboo Catscube, it is one of the very few plants in my garden that they haven't eaten, I am going to plant some in my new run. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Most of the veg I have tried is raw, apart from brocolli which I have tried cooked. Will have to try spinach next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Let us know if it's a success!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 my lot are also fussy so and so's. Broccoli - yes in fact it never lasts a day Cabbage - no Kale - no Spinach - yes, when we feel like it lettuce - no I will be watching this thread for ideas though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Mine wont eat greens either raw or cooked. they will eat dandelions and grass though so I try and give them a small amount each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 mine love spinach and swiss chard - they are fussy about most others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Raw - love hard brocolli stems, cucumber, rocket, beans. Grass, grass and more grass. Cooked - they prefer cooked veg to raw. But usually all they get are leftovers. So peas, sprouts, brocolli, beans, cabbage. Funny they will eat cooked sprouts but only pick at raw sprout leaves from when you are preparing them. Hate - lettuce and spring onions (but will devour my chive plants?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 no problem here with greens - in fact have you seen me try to hang up greens in their run - great fun with 7 eggcited chooks attached to the other end They also eat peas and carrots (cooked), they love half a pumkin (seeds and all), corn on the cob, tomatoes, any and all salad leaves (causes a problem with the tortoise ). In fact my lot are just greedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Mine like their greens...except for sprouts! They must have been readi Emma's posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I gave my girls a 'sprout tree' for Christmas which lasted all of 1 day! I just kept a few sprout plants with the sprouts attached and hung it up in the run - what fun they had! They much prefer hanging food to plated food in our house! I even have to dig a hole in a cabbage to hang it up for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I'm slightly anxious since giving them cooked beetroot last week - I might need to keep those eggs for myself. Does anyone know if the colour will affect them? Well if I eat it, it turns my pee purple! (Sorry if that is too much information). My girls eat the leaves off the trees, but won't touch cabbage. I must try spinach as I always plant too much so the girls can have the excess if they like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I seem to remember that it can make their poo look as if it has little clots of blood in it. It must whistle through their system without touching the sides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 not at all MedusA, that was why I was asking - I had cooked beetroot for tea last week, and the next day I thought I'd got something wrong with my insides until I remembered! I don't mind a bit of beetroot in the poo, although again I'll have to remind myself not to panic, but if the eggs come out red it would be a bit scary! I may well be cracking the weekend eggs to make pancakes tonight, so I'll find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam42 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I tried all sorts of greens and they wouldn't touch them. Then I tried cookng them with the potato peelings and now they all seem to disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
