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Hi All

 

Ok, so it's getting close to time to actually go and fetch my hens. Most things are sorted except..................

 

..........afternoon tea! They'll have layers pellets in the morning, so what about the afternoon and what do you classify as 'treats'

 

A slightly neurotic soon-to-be-hen-owner!

 

Lisa :oops:

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chooks are always hungry!! :lol: they would eat and eat given chance.

 

Once your chickens have got used to you, they will soon learn to associate you with treats, you will be followed when you go out in the garden to do anything!! :lol: Also, when you eat in the garden you could quite possibly be "sandwich mugged" like I was last weekend. :roll::lol:

 

All good fun though.

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It does sound like fun Chelsea and I can't wait to have some company when I'm in the garden. I am really looking forward to getting to know the chooks little characters.

 

When I first mentioned at work that I am going to have some hens they all thought I was mad. Now it's amazing the amount of people that are interested and want to know when the chooks have arrived!

 

It was nice to fine this forum especially for like minded people!

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Lisa

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well if it's afternnon tea..........then they'll be wanting cake and a cuppa :wink::lol::lol:

 

actually my girls love cake and if I sit in the garden with a cuppa and a slice of cake I suddenly find I have lots of chookie friends :roll::D:D Sometimes they get a little bit of cake but not often as it makes them fat and they shouldn't have loads of carbs

 

They also love grapes, greens, live mealworms, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, apples, pears, pumpkins...........think that's about it :D :D

 

Welcome to the happy world of chicken keeping :D:D

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I find frozen corn or peas good - I just pour boiling water over them to defrost and they're ready to go, cheaper than tins and no added salt or sugar so you don't need to rinse first.

 

mine totally adore warm corn or peas just b 4 bed time.

 

It easy to tell when something is wrong like empty water bowl or food bowl they kinda cluck about being odd - I came home one day to find them a bit agitated and they had knocked over the water bowl and not all will drink out the glug -

 

S :roll:

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Hmmm well mine are partial to boiled new potatoes, hubby took some out just to see if they would eat them, he said they nearly ate him they loved them soo much .. so my treats are new potatoes with skins on, boiled rice, grapes, sweet corn, green beans, broccoli & softly boiled potatoe peelings.

 

I'll second that chickens are hungry all of the time, thats all they seem to do eat everything in site.

 

You'll love having them with you in the garden - theyre such good fun.

 

Ms Tillyshadafullhousewith6chooksalaying6wonderfuleggs

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My like list so far is:

weetabix or readybrek with hot water

soggy bread

spaghetti

tomatoes

sweetcorn

rinsed baked beans (leftovers) should be listening at the coop to see if they have wind tonight :lol:

most cooked veg

trying mash tomorrow

raisins

most herbs

live mealworms eww

maggots

cucumber

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