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[fairygothmother]

Just got our girls last week.

 

Bit confused with the posts mentioning porridge. Hate to ask a silly question but is that actual porridge as in oats etc or stuff made out of the pellets Basically how do u make it??

 

When should they have this? at night or in the morning

 

Confused fairygothmother

[chick wiggle]

Hi fairygothmother, Im a newbie too but i have made porridge. I just make it from the normal pellets and add boiled water and it turns into a mash. Just a couple of handfulls. I also add poultry spice now and then to give them a boost. Make sure its cool before giving it to them tho!

 

I dont know if there are any other 'recipes' but hopefully we,ll find out soon if there is

Mine go absolutely mad for it so i give it as a treat in the afternoons now and again, not everyday or they wouldnt eat the normal pellets, picky devils.

[Ruskie]

We've used a scoop of Qualer Oats to one of water and then microwaved it for a couple of minutes and added sultanas, or sweetcorn, or at the moment their monthly wormer! They love it. Have made porridge from their pellets too.

[splodge88]

I just use normal porridge oats & warm water

I hope that's okay.

[fairygothmother]

thanks for that every1

 

I shall try both

 

To the kitchen

 

Fairygothmother

[Hen Watch]

I make "pellet porridge" out of pellets that have been left in the feeder for a few days and need using up + warm water. The chickens love it.

[quickcluck]

Mine love it with weetabix too

[Space Chick]

Mine love bran flakes and garlic powder for theirs!

[fairygothmother]

weetabix and bran flakes, is this mixed with water

fairygothmother

[Space Chick]

I mix mine with water. I've read on another thread (being a newbie too) that milk isn't good for them.

 

Hope you are getting on well with your girls fairygothmother, they are great aren't they!

[fairygothmother]

yes thanks Debs they're great, we have been sitting out in the garden in the evening eating our dinner (OH doesn't get in till late). Even though its rather chilly, its a nice way to end the day, watching them trot off to be

[C&T]

We put all sorts of stuff in their porridge - depending what is around... Make it from the mash left at the bottome of the grub, and then add any of the following:

 

Poultry Spice

Marmite

Garlic

Bran

end of packet cereals (bran flakes normally)

porridge oats

Peas or sweetcorn (or both, as Fred likes peas but Ginger likes sweetcorn )

Chopped up leek/cappage/spinach or any other veg lying around

Grated apple (they don't like whoe apples...) or other fruit

Melon pips (they love those...)

raisins..

chopped pecans

Meal worms

Corn...

 

You get the idea! If they have already had lots of treats that day, then the porridge doesn't have many "supplements". If they have been confined all day and eaten lots of mash already, then I put more treats in.

 

They love rumaging around in the mash to see what treats are hidden away... The mash goes all over their faces, and normally all over the patio where I stand it too. They soon hoover it all up though!

[fairygothmother]

Tried it yesterday evening with sweetcorn and raisins. Was a huge success. Still having trouble getting pictures on, will have a go at the weekend.

Garlic?? whole cloves or chopped??

 

fairygothmother

[tidygirlsuk]

I make "pellet porridge" out of pellets that have been left in the feeder for a few days and need using up + warm water. The chickens love it.

 

oh thats a very good idea for when i want to wash the grub out and there are a few pellets left.

[Space Chick]

Tried it yesterday evening with sweetcorn and raisins. Was a huge success. Still having trouble getting pictures on, will have a go at the weekend.

Garlic?? whole cloves or chopped??

 

fairygothmother

 

Garlic powder, the horse type, you can get it from any horsey type shop. Not the granules though as they are too big.

 

(I've been reading up too much I think!)

[smithy36]

I think that we all use porridge as a treat for our girls,,, i add all sorts- i would say i ony add s"Ooops, word censored!"s but

 

i buy sweetcorn, raisins, chop broccoli, cook cabbage and potatoes, smash nuts, etc etc We only want the best for our babies!

[C&T]

Tried it yesterday evening with sweetcorn and raisins. Was a huge success. Still having trouble getting pictures on, will have a go at the weekend.

Garlic?? whole cloves or chopped??

 

fairygothmother

 

Garlic powder, the horse type, you can get it from any horsey type shop. Not the granules though as they are too big.

 

(I've been reading up too much I think!)

 

 

Exactly - it stops the smell down in the run / eglu as stops their poo smelling too much. really works! I put a teaspoon or 2 in with their dry mash as well - and really it notice when I forget for any reason.

[Headchicken]

I use old feed, warm water, and yogurt/clabber/kefir (whatever I've got handy). The girls find it to be a very special treat, indeed, since I only give it occasionally.

[smithy36]

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