dolly_mixtures Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've just been reading the newsletter and was interested to read that chickens like Marmite. I would like to offer mine some but Im unsure of how to offer it to them. Suggestions please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I give mine a slice of toast with marmite and they love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabelandflosmum Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I give mine marmite on bread , cut up small and soaked in water, they love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 isn't it a bit salty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I give mine a tablespoon of marmite disolved in boiling water with their morning layers mash porridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkl Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 crikey! sharing marmite with the chooks? after 8 years of not having to share the beautiful stuff (the wife is clearly insane as she doesn't like it), can I be grown up enough to share it? there are limits............ cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelbel Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I give mine a tablespoon of marmite disolved in boiling water with their morning layers mash porridge. Mmmm sounds good enough to eat myself (says she whose DH nearly made gravy with Poultry Spice last night as I did not put it away ). I'll try that this morning (the marmite in the pellets not the Poultry Spice ) I have tried my girls on marmite on toast but they do not share my passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 We have to wash tuna in brine but can give our chooks marmite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I can see how giving a little occasionally for the B vitamin content might be a good thing, but again I wouldn't feed it too often because of its salt content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 veggiemite taste less salty? no idea of amount comparisons though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Mine have it spread on bread mixed with butter. Delicious! They go potty for it. I dare not give it too often though. ..... Jools sits on my shoulder now whenever I am giving out treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Mine love it. But they have a quarter of a slice of well toasted toast between them, with a small amount of marmite smeared on both sides (otherwise they get confused if the toast lands upside down ). They have this just a few times a year - and it does make me laugh watching them eat it! But I do also put some in their porridge when it is made. Not every day at all, and it is a small amount that is diluted in a largish bowl of food. There are a lot of vitamins in there, and they do seem to enjoy it. I live by the motto "A little of what you fancy does you good", so apply this same rule to the chooks. I wouldn't eat chocolate all day every day (although wouldn't mind giving it a try... ) but a little once in a while doesn't do me any harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Jools sits on my shoulder now whenever I am giving out treats. But seriously, whatever anyone feeds to their chickens is up to them. I'm just ultra-cautious that's all. Mine never get anything that's had salt on it, not even veggie s"Ooops, word censored!"s from the husband's dinner plate. And if is says "salt" on the label, they ain't getting it! I'm as obsessive about what I eat, and my dogs too. No additives, no preservatives, no e numbers, no nothing. Maybe it's an age thing, but the older I get, the more careful I get. It's got me to 47, here's hoping it gets me to 48. I wouldn't eat chocolate all day every day I used to!! Til i started reading labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Jools sits on my shoulder now whenever I am giving out treats. I'm as obsessive about what I eat, and my dogs too. No additives, no preservatives, no e numbers, no nothing. Maybe it's an age thing, but the older I get, the more careful I get. It's got me to 47, here's hoping it gets me to 48. I'm a no additives or preservatives no e numbers person as well Jools, and it's got me to well over sixty. You are quite right in your philosophy. I am serious when I say that you have made me very aware not to spoil my hens too much with the wrong kind of treats, and I thank you for it. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 isn't it a bit salty? You're right Saronne, it is. And chooks are more susceptible than most critters to salt overdosing. Ducks can't tolerate it at all and even the smallest amount will make them ill. I read once that it's worse when given in wet food than dry because chooks tend to eat more of wet foods. They do love it, but it isn't good for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolly_mixtures Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Well - a varied response. The saltiness was something I was concerned about so I tried a very small amount on a piece of toast and they loved it. It is not something I will make a habit of but it is nice to have something to treat them with. On the subject of treats, I have noticed that egg production is much better when they do not have them too often. In the past I have gone to the trouble of making them porridge with poultry spice and they have just left it so now they tend to just have some green leaves as an extra. Strawberries are also popular. Madge Martha 2 Lavender Pekins - Terry and June 2 blue laced wyandottes - Betty and Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 was it on this forum I read that someone gave baked beans and the chooks died? wherever it was it was enough to feed my chook paranoia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 On the subject of treats, I have noticed that egg production is much better when they do not have them too often. That's a fact. Good quality commercial feed contains the nutrients they need in the right quantities. Access to greenery and a little mixed corn in the late afternoon / evening count as treats here. The main problem with feeding too many treats is that chickens are actually quite crafty and will wait til treat time rather than eating enough pellets. No-one does well on an unbalanced diet. was it on this forum I read that someone gave baked beans and the chooks died? wherever it was it was enough to feed my chook paranoia I read something similar on P P forum Sandy, which is why I don't feed them anything that's been near salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
