Laura007 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 i had to do it, i had to give the chooks a little christmas dinner. and got some rather interesting information in the process. 2g dried mealworms 10g sunflower hearts 30g sweetcorn. just to make sure there was no over indulging i got them out one at a time and sat them down to tuck in to there christmas dinner. henno had 1st sitting, sweetcorn then mealworms finished off with a delightful beak of sunflower hearts gerty was on 2nd sitting, sweetcorn first followed by a cheeky glass of sunflower hearts, then finished by the mealworms. noodle was on 3rd sitting, sunflower seeds then a nice tasty mouthful of mealworms, but for her the brussell sprout of the chicken world.....sweetcorn, she just didnt want to know. not having any of it no way. finnally nuggett, well lets just say she didnt really care what went down when, she just pecked away with glee and wild abandon went off and put her feet up, her paper hat all on the wonk and tinsel in her feathers. surprisingly they still had room for warm pellets and grain later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Mine had boiled carrot,parsnip,sprout & potato peelings.........& they wolfed down the lot in record time Bubble & squeak for them this evening,if there is any left after out Boxing Day supper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 mine had all of the outers of the brussels sprouts, boiled parsnip, boiled carrots a handful of selected mealworms and a little bit of grain - they were very happy. So happy in fact that Fenny flapped her wings and I think flew over the garden fence out into the dangerous world of the allotment!! After a mad 10 minutes when I panicked and searched and Clara called forlornly she came strutting back along the pathway next to my fence. Tomorrow I shall put them back onto normal rations (and look up wing clipping in the hencyclopaedia!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Ours got fed! - and they were lucky to get that! We had an escapee as well - we popped home at 3.30 to collect eggs and make sure they were all OK and there was one escaped chick We had to catch it before we could go back and join the festivities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I can just picture you and Carl trying your best to catch the chick without landing in the mud! Its a good job you dont have neighbours - they would have been watching you and not the TV - you would be much more entertaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Ok ok, i know it's probably not quite right but they do love it........ours had some turkey It caused a lot of running around chasing each other but they did love it! Also an extra helping of sweetcorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Mine had boiled carrot,parsnip,sprout & potato peelings.........& they wolfed down the lot in record time Bubble & squeak for them this evening,if there is any left after out Boxing Day supper Ours did too, they had or Christmas dinner before we did. They also had mealworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
