Ruttie Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 egg last my new eglu and 4 beautiful gingernut rangers have arrived. They are simply gorgeous and so soft and placid to hold. I just know I am going to have such fun with them. Need a few tips on what treats they will like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hello and welcome. What have you called your hens? Treats: Sweetcorn! Mine will do anything for it. (I rinse it first). Tomatoes. Grapes. Porridge. What colour is your Eglu?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruttie Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 Luv your profile. The hens have already devoured sweetcorn and keep looking for more, will have to wait till tomorrow. do you give the porridge to them as dry food or do you cook it first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 do you give the porridge to them as dry food or do you cook it first? I cook it first...with water, not milk. As an extra treat I sometimes stir in some sultanas or raisins. I also serve the porridge in a couple of those heavy beige bog standard dog bowls...anything else tips over too easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballgunner Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 my ones love tomatoes and cucumber also live mealworms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hello!! How old are your girls?? I found mine very fussy eaters to begin with but now they are "grown up" they will eat lots more variety of things. Sweetcorn and grapes are tops but they also love spaghetti - they say it looks like worms without the nasty aftertaste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Mine like: Cucumber, Grapes, The stems of peppers, Cooked potatoes, Bread crusts, Bacon rind, Worms and Brocolli! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruttie Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 I think my chicks are between 18-20 weeks old, not exactly sure. They are so sweet and loved the sweetcorn and dried worms we have given them. Will get more abitious with other foods as time goes on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Try Banana but watch out for your fingers. Mine love it so much they try to get it from my hand, cut it up before they see it and you've a chance of sharing it out beofre they wrestle you to the ground for it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hello and welcome! My two love grapes, mealworms and chicken porridge (porridge oats, mixed corn, some chopped up grapes, sweetcorn and grit all mixed together with enough water to make it all sticky!)........small slugs, worms, left over cake.... ....and I discovered today that they like plum too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Welcome to the forum and chicken keeping! the eglu is fab isnt it?! and so are chickens ! my girls fave treats - raisins grapes cooked brown rice left over mashed potato porridge oats chopped tomato spinach broccoli - whole - put in the run - pecked to death ! sweetcorn (un-sweetened - straight from the tin) for some reason they dont like corn on the cob! and garden wriggleys - worms/spiders/woodlice/earwigs. yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Pretty much the same likes as above! Took them a while to try different things, but now they know what they like, and can tell if you walk out of the house with it - look out, no chickens, step outside the door - chickens crashing at your feet (they never learn to slow down do they?) They love: sweetcorn (took them a while to get the hang of it on the cob, they would only eat it if I held it, and then they tried to peck the bits directly under my fingers!) Grapes dried fruit cooked leftover potato leftover peas and sweetcorn porridge (the kids love porridge, so I always make extra now so there are some leftovers for the girls) porrige made with layers pellets or mash, warm water and rasins fresh spring greens I could spend all day feeding them treats, they are just so funny! (but must try to make treats more healthy ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Luv your profile. Your avatar is rather nice too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty-Box Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 A big welcome to the forum Ruttie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hi, Welcome, Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Its so exciting isnt it. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballgunner Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 oh god treats - mine love allsorts! Sweetcorn - tinned or a corn on the cob cherry tomatoes cucumber spinach broccoli cress meal worms pasta boiled rice ( no salt ) bread crusts crushed Ryvita crackers porridge oats mixed wheat & barley melon skins! I give them most things apart from biscuits, cake, crisps,chocolate , citrus fruits. Never give them mushrooms or rhubarb""!!!!!!!! They have a very healthy diet - not like their mummy & daddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
