debbie26pet Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) i was on layer pellets, but got some mash to try my girls, they loved it. but wow what a waste sent hubby of to get more and he came back with layer pellets. so they are on this, mixed with what mash i have left. now this was sund. but the eggs are slowing down gone from 4-5 to 2 today, yesterday 3, do you think they are objecting to the change, or does mash make a difference? im tempted to go out, and buy a bag of mash and mix, the last lot was mixed as well. (mash and layer pellets) Edited June 5, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 It is possible, although essentially they are the same. It is not a good idea to keep chopping and changing though, it will upset them. It is probably best to make a firm decision about what you want them to eat and stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK69 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I keep mine on a mix - they were ex-batts and used to mash, and I have just got in the habit of mixing bags - keeps us all happy and I get 30 eggs a week from 5 chooks. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 I keep mine on a mix - they were ex-batts and used to mash, and I have just got in the habit of mixing bags - keeps us all happy and I get 30 eggs a week from 5 chooks. Susie so u use mash and pellets? this im thinking of doing with them like i did previously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I'm not really very happy with mash, I have to say. A lot is getting wasted. I've put 2 big trays underneath the feeder and the amount they are chucking around is staggering. Of course, once it's out of the feeder they don't want to eat it as it gets all manky and pooey. I've tried adjusting the feeder but as I keep bantams and hybrids together, the feeder needs to be low enough for the bantams which means the big girls can flick the mash everywhere. I can't risk getting rats - OH would totally freak out at that. Also, Yoda has been laying weak-shelled and no-shelled eggs, which has been the final nail in the coffin. I switched them back to pellets today. Luckily they're not fussy (evidently unless it's spilt mash!), they are a bunch of gannets and will eat whatever I put in their feeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 When I bought mine they were on mash. It was annoying so I switched to pellets and stuck with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I had this dilema too cos mine clearly prefered mash,but they're messy to the extreme where the ground underneath looks like a beach... So after careful deliberation and also the fact i dont want vermin-they'll be getting pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Mine are on pellets. When I got the ex-batts I bough them a sack of mash, but I changed them over to pellets at the earliest opportunity as it was always my intention for them to join the other girls who were on pellets. After a couple of weeks, I gave them a mash and pellet mix, and increased the pellet ratio gradulally over the next month or so. They didn't complain......I'm not sure they noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave36 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ours are on mash and pellets mixed now, and love it, before they wouldnt touch the pellets they would go a week before i had to fill the grub up but now its every 2 days and laying well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie26pet Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ours are on mash and pellets mixed now, and love it, before they wouldnt touch the pellets they would go a week before i had to fill the grub up but now its every 2 days and laying well. mine are now on mixed and seem alot more settled so thats the food for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*mummy_hen* Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Mine are also on a mix of mash and pellets and i don't get any objections from them. We get 3 to 4 eggs a day from 5 ex-batts although yesterday we had one from all 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
