Omlet cube and run

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I bought a bag of Ex Batt pellets today at the rescue, and realised once I got home (when its too late) that they need crumbs what to do? They spent a few hours eating greens from the run, and pecked a bit at the food - will they start to eat the pellets? Or can I give them Mash? I have Layers Mash, but not the Ex Batt Crumb - so peeved I was sold the wrong bag

[Christian]

They will be used to layers mash, so feed them that. You could mix a few pellets in for now and gradually up the pellet/mash ratio until they are on only pellets.

 

Best to not feed them just pellets as it will be a shock to them. At least with mash they are used to it.

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

They will be used to layers mash, so feed them that. You could mix a few pellets in for now and gradually up the pellet/mash ratio until they are on only pellets.

 

Best to not feed them just pellets as it will be a shock to them. At least with mash they are used to it.

 

So I can use the normal layers Mash, doesn't have to be the ex-batt crumb?

Thanks for the reply

[THF Nick]

We got a couple of ex-bats last week with a bag of crumb and within a few hours of arriving in their new home they decided that they preferred to eat the layers pellets the main girls eat.

 

They also seem to like dried cat food that a smashed with rolling pin

[Egluntyne]

They will be fine on ordinary layers mash. I never gave mine special ex batt feed.

[poachedegg]

They will be fine on ordinary layers mash. I never gave mine special ex batt feed.

 

Me neither.

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

They seem to be loving the layers mash! Good to see them eating, If I'd known, I would have just put them on that and not bother with the special feeds typical eh

 

thanks for the help

 

just hope they are finding the water....

[Lavenders_Blue]

If you want to give them the ex batt feed you can blitz the pellets in the food processor.

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

They are pecking at it now, they have both mash and pellets. i smashed some up with a hammer

[Unit]

Food processor? Hammer? Same difference!?

[Mollie333]

Reading all your questions are getting me rather excited to get my girls!!!

[Unit]

Reading all your questions are getting me rather excited to get my girls!!!

It's great to see that all the things I'm thinking I need to ask have already been asked - and well answered! Makes me feel less awkward about asking and yet I still get the knowledge of others!

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I feel like I'll get a ban for asking too many silly Q's I do worry though, but the girls definatley seemed more settled, and I just clocked Big Bird drinking