Margalot Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hello, I was reading my chicken encyclopeadia in bed last night .........(like you do) when I read that the layers pellets are called that because they contain everything in them to enable the chicken to lay i.e thats why they're called layers pellets In my silly chicken filled mind I thought it meant the food was in layers Me thinks I have been reading too much about chickens I wont tell anyone if you dont! what a plonka Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I think that we are all the same here so you are in good company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I quite often have those oh that's where that word comes from moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Took me ages to realise it was because they were for laying hens too......... you are not alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Took me ages to realise it was because they were for laying hens too......... you are not alone Same here - I had the 'made in layers' idea in my head at first too !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkspurs Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 So that's where the name comes from! I honestly thought they were layered or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 you're not the one. We've had a similar thread before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Took me ages to realise it was because they were for laying hens too......... you are not alone Same here - I had the 'made in layers' idea in my head at first too !!! Ha ha me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henhathnofury Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Me too...and I thought myself intelligent.... Oh I am so glad that someone else sits in bed reading chicken books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I did exactly the same when I was a newbie . It was only when I saw there was growers pellets for growing chickens that I realised the layers pellets were for laying chickens. Until then I had wondered how hey got all the food into layers in the pellets . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbird Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Guilty here too! I eventually cottoned on...but it took a while! I thought it was a brand name or something at first! (can't believe I just admitted that on a public forum! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 *puts hand up* Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Me too! Oh and I thought layers mash would be made with, and be the consistency of, mashed potato (Like you do) Then suddenly it all clicks into place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Me too!Oh and I thought layers mash would be made with, and be the consistency of, mashed potato (Like you do) Then suddenly it all clicks into place So what is layers mash like ?? I've never seen any H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Just a co"Ooops, word censored!" powdered version of layers pellets. Contains the same stuff only they extrude the contents through a machine to make the pellets so they are a little less messy. Someone on here previously was comparing different brands. Mine usually looks like the type on the left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 ta !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the eggman cometh Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 sorry but I have to ask this, but if we follow this thread, what do/did people think growers pellets were??? Sorry. please dont shout at me, Im know im just a bloke. But then again, people do ask "what are rice krispies" made from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 IT was spotting the bag that said "growers pellets" that made my brain whirl into action A slow whirl of enlightenment. So it's official then we are all thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbird Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 IT was spotting the bag that said "growers pellets" that made my brain whirl into action A slow whirl of enlightenment. So it's official then we are all thick Don't give him any ammunition - I have to live with him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 sorry but I have to ask this, but if we follow this thread, what do/did people think growers pellets were??? Sorry. please dont shout at me, Im know im just a bloke. But then again, people do ask "what are rice krispies" made from. IT was spotting the bag that said "growers pellets" that made my brain whirl into action A slow whirl of enlightenment. So it's official then we are all thick :lol: Same for me sandy, as soon as I saw there was a bag called growers pellets, I realised in a flash what the layers pellets had actually meant . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 ok so you are brighter mostin."in a flash" compared to a lifting of the fog & a slow realisation still we are all clearly in good company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 ok so you are brighter mostin."in a flash" compared to a lifting of the fog & a slow realisation still we are all clearly in good company My "in a flash" might still be slower than your "slow realisation" . I do know I felt such a fool , and I'm pleased so many other people have owned up to making the same mistake. It's made me feel alot less daft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judith67 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Me too - it was hearing about "growers" that made me click about "layers". Before I thought layers was the brand. I also though layers mash was made up like mashed potato... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I just LOVE this thread I expect the experience folk on here are It makes me chuckle with each new comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Can't possibly comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
