Ardene5 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) Hi Everyone We are trying to help are hen Baby to recover from her broken bone. Apart from the usual food we have found she like spinach, apples, spouts, cabbage and the latest thing Oatibix. What does your hen like? Best regards Ian , Valerie & Baby the Hen Edited February 7, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Mine go potty for grapes and sweetcorn. They like rasins, cabbage, lettuce, infact pretty much anything green I gave them some rice for the first time today and they enjoyed that to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 mashed potato, soaked seeded batch bread mushed up with probiotic yoghurt, tinned sweetcorn, corn on the cob, mealworms, grapes, raisins, sultanas, chips, mixed corn, tinned tuna, tomatoes, strawberries, seed sticks..... might be a good idea to give her some yoghurt as the calcium should help her heal quicker. Try mixing some yoghurt with a bit of mashed potato? Cherries are also good for joint pain. I bought some today and am going to de-stone them before trying our girls with them t'row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 My girls latest fav food is woodlice...... Iwas moving some logs today and they were helping..... They had a ball eating the little insects and i nearly got frostbite looking for more for them. Who said hens cant train humans.. lol love Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi Ian & Valerie, glad to hear Baby is mending. WhenPenny was recovering from her broken foot we dosed her up with metacalm (pain killer & anti inflammatory which was prescribed for Sparky but the vet said would be ok for Penny) To increase her calcium we gave her (and still do) calcium carbonate (limestone flour) in her food daily. To build up her general reserves we made sure she had plenty of carbs and cooked her rice / pasta most afternoons. To her rice/ pasta or cereal treats we added whatever cooked veg was around. I have no doubt all her supplements + high carbs helped her recover. She really is a glossy girl now & you would never guess she had such a traumatic time just a few months ago Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likeastar--x Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 hmmm...pork rinds, mushrooms, toast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffik Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I am not sure if this is novel or not, but here goes as my chooks devour absolutely everything. They seem to love toast with marmite, cooked pasta, rice, spinach, lettuce, spring onion choppings, all leftover salad items, slugs, snails, worms, plant shoots, dandelions etc. You name it, but I guess the marmite would be the most unusual thing to eat, along with the ivy that climbs up one of my garden walls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Tried my girls with mashed potato today.... No thank you they said. i put some sweetcorn in and mixed it well. they picked the seetcorn out, threw it on the flagstones until the bits of mash had come off, then ate it. these little madams are starting to get fussy.. lol love Sue xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Mine have all enjoyed a feast of washed cooked prawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffik Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Mine have all enjoyed a feast of washed cooked prawns. Gosh, they are eating better than me! I haven't tried my chooks with any meat/fish yet. Tried my girls with mashed potato today.... No thank you they said Awe my chooks love mashed potato, but it's funny seeing them walking around with bits of mash all over their beaks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 dried meal worms, grapes, natural bio yoghurt, mixed corn. We've been giving Ella chick crumb since her operation and she has been going loopy over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Lets see, grapes, mealworms, sweetcorn, peas, pasta, rice, any veggies except carrots and brocolli they do not like apple anymore, they loved the custard cream that I did't notice had been put in with their treat box they sometimes have a bit of tuna mixed with their pasta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Clucks-minusOne Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Mine go mad for dry oats, pasta spirals but not shells, spaghetti, peas, sprouts, carrot and parsnip peelings, cabbage leaves, and a sneaky bit of homemade crunch. They are turning their beaks up at the corn mix at the moment except when they see the Robins eating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallulah Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 hiya, ours tried (and liked) red cabbage recently, but it turned their poo blue! And the blue bled into the snow.... they like pasta, rice, sweetcorn, broccoli, corgettes, marrow, cucumber, cabbages, lettuce, bread soaked in milk, sprouts, peas, beans. Didn't realise that porridge, yoghurt and mashed potato could be on the menu too...looking forward to trying those out at the weekend! Tallulah, Bodicea, Princess and Angel, all Gold Lines 21.7.08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryblossom Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ours love squid insides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Mine love egg noodles (now possible as Sainsburys make theirs with free range egg) warmed in the microwave with tuna scattered over the top. That's up there with grapes as favourite food. We tried them with corn on the cob and they ignored it, also ignored peppers, brocolli, and pasta spirals then a friend suggested trying noodles as they looked like worms. I pointed out they were ex-batts and probably hadn't seen a worm before but what do you know - I guess instinct is a powerful thing.... worms are alongside dustbathing, laying eggs in nestboxes, going to bed at night, bullying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ours love squid insides! , I bet they are really good for them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Mine wont eat human porridge. The dotn like mashed potatoes but love corn on the cob. Raw on the cob, cooked as sweetcorn or cooked on the cob......love Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
