Is my pekin bantam male or female?

[PeggySue1]

Hi all, just a quick question (for a change), I have seen on the forum that chooks like sweetcorn, on the cob and from tins, but, would I cook the corn first, or just strip it off the cob, and is there anything to be done with the tinned variety? What about frozen corn? Thanks

[legend21]

if its tinned make sure its not in sugar and just in water, I put my frozed corn on the cob in the microwave for a short time and then they go nuts for it, mine dont like it frozen but other on the forum say their girls love it.

 

hope that helps

 

Jackie

[WarrensWorld]

Frozen Sweetcorn, just let it thaw out or not. Nearly as good as GRAPES, our chooks would follow a grape or sweetcorn kernal, over a cliff......

[quickcluck]

I give mine frozen in the summer to help cool them down, along with melon straight from the fridge...

 

The fresh corn on the cob = just give it to them!!! No need to cook, if you've the mean I'd hang it up as it last long as is sooooooooooooooooooo funny to watch them pecking at a moving object!!! It keeps them busy for ages

[C&T]

I give mine frozen in the summer to help cool them down, along with melon straight from the fridge...

 

The fresh corn on the cob = just give it to them!!! No need to cook, if you've the mean I'd hang it up as it last long as is sooooooooooooooooooo funny to watch them pecking at a moving object!!! It keeps them busy for ages

 

Snap - thats what we do! Hang a frozen cob from the bird table - keeps them (and us!) amused for hours! Much better they are doing that then digging up the garden!!!

[KevP]

My girls are addicted I'm sure, we serve thawed out frozen corn from a bag, they adore it.

[WitchHazel]

Corn on the cob, uncooked, is very much appreciated and gives them something to do.

 

Tinned or defrosted frozen sweetcorn also fine, no need to heat/cook.

[Poultry in Motion]

Ours go mad for it on the cob - it gets stripped in about 30 seconds - pretty impressive!

[chocolateeclaire]

I have obviously been too kind to mine by cooking it first!!!

Claire

[Margaret]

= WIR

Lavender

Mabel

Marjorie

 

Me too,

I even steam there asparagus

[teri]

this corn on the cob was a left over from dinner so it was cooked.

as you can see all seven chicks and mum appear to quite like it....it was stripped bare in minutes!!!