Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[westhamunited]

One of our bantams is under weight and needs fattening up. Were trying to give her chick feed but she doesn't like it, do any of your chickens have favourite treats which we could try on her?

[New Girl]

GRAPES!!! Closely followed by cooked (corn) pasta then normal pasta & corn. They eat carrots and greens but aren't that bothered about them.

[spratly0]

Raisins and raw corn on the cob.

 

ooo and dried mealworms

[Egg Lou]

Pasta and rinsed sweetcorn.. they will do anything for sweetcorn.. bit like me with Thorntons chocolates

 

Mine have also developed a great addition to chick crumb and go and pinch the babies feed at every chance!

[lindi]

Mine also go for cooked pasta and cooked sweetcorn - both can cause a small riot. I didn't know hens could look indignant until I went down and they thought they were getting corn and got cabbage! They kept loking up hoping for something better to come along.

[Angels4]

ooo and dried mealworms

 

I KNEW there was something I forgot at the co-op yesterday Thanks for the reminder.

[gracefruit]

Kale. Ours will hop and dance for it.

[Ms Tilytinkle]

Treats

 

Starter: Mixed Corn

Main Course: Green beans, runner beans, broccoli, cooked frozen (unsalted,no sugar) sweetcorn, cooked potatoe peelings with large planpot full of water to wash it all down with then for afters

Dessert:grapes, grapes, grapes

 

oooh & they do rather like mealworms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just a bit he he first major scrum & squabbles ever witnessed when we first gave them mealworms

 

 

Ms Tillyhopesyourbantamfattensupsoon

[Guest]

Cooked rice, tinned tuna and organic fresh salmon (I only mention this as my neighbour was defrosting her freezer yesterday and found a pack that she thought was too old for humans, but my cat might like. Actually my cat doesnt like salmon, organic or otherwise - but the chooks do!)

[Faye&Ant]

Grapes, Tuna, Blueberries, corn on the cob and mealworms, also love pine nuts as a very occasional treat

[helenp]

mine love cherries, blackberries from our garden, but their favourite is porridge made with hot water!!! They charge to the end of their huge run to meet me at the gate!!!

 

they like slugs as well

[wombatally]

Mine adore a big bowl of warm porridge with a yoghurt stirred in

[Clur]

Mine go mental for strawberries, weetabix, lettuce and tuna fish. Strangely though, they're not that fussed on corn!

[chicken crazy]

I've been reading this thread laughing at the things the chickens will eat.

 

I'm hoping the chickens will help me with any waste I have, as I live on my own I dont always eat a full tin of tuna, sweetcorn or salad/veg no matter how much meal planning I do. And I just hate throwing food away.