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[Luvachicken]

I managed to get hold of the winter feed recipe from a kind man at the BBC who sent it to me on the pc.

 

It consists of

Cracked wheat 3 parts

Dari 2 parts

Canary seed 2 parts

Oatmeal 2 parts

Millet 2 parts

Broken maize 1 part

Hempseed 1/2 part

Buckwheat 1/2 part

Rice 1 part

Meat (granulated) 1 part

Grit 1 part

 

I'm not sure what Dari is, I presume the rice must be cooked and I didn't think chickens were supposed to have meat and as for the greens that were shown on the program - they're not even in the list.

I guess you could use greens instead of the meat.

Does anyone know what granulated meat even is ?

[The Dogmother]

I would assume that it's dried, minced meat.

[sjp]

tried both google and bing nether bring up a food stuff called Dari

granulated meat I think is minced in some way but I'm not sure weather or not the Edwardians had meat mincers so it might have been pounded in some way. it's probabley the only part that can no longer be fed to chucks under DEFRA regs.it could be replaced with micronized peas or sunflower seeds

[Luvachicken]

Yeah, i did think you could probably change the ingredients slightly.

[stoice]

From looking into micronized peas mentioned on this thread and another thread called 'Flaked peas' in the chicken section I've found that they sell red Dari here...

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Edited to add - Found out they also sell white Dari too...

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[Griffin]

I guess mealworms could be used instead of meat. I'm going to try this on my lot. I mix my own feed anyway so I'm used to it. This one looks fun!

[sadietoo]

I guess mealworms could be used instead of meat. I'm going to try this on my lot. I mix my own feed anyway so I'm used to it. This one looks fun!

 

Let us know how you get on......I'd like to find some sort of supplementary food to give my girls as a treat. They love mealworms but even turn their beaks up at mixed corn (unless it's just that they don't like the one I got last time from the local pet warehouse)...and mealworms on their own are a bit pricey!!

[Valkyrie]

Ooh interesting. I've been giving them hempseed treats with their tea sometimes - comes in a little packet from Sainsbury's in the home baking section. They are quite tasty actually, bit of a nutty flavour. Some seeds are small, but just lately they are really big. Bit like eating bark I suppose at first - chew it well!

 

Interesting. We have a bit of a backlog with the programme - so thanks for keeping an eye on that recipe. A lot of people mix their own, so I wondered where a lot of the ingredients can be found.

[miffy]

should the rice be cooked first?

[Steve the Gas]

I would say so.

[Valkyrie]

That's a good question because although I've never given the birds uncooked rice, a lot of churches request rice only to be thrown at weddings because it will be eaten by the birds and not make a mush like confetti when it gets wet. I would assume that uncooked rice would swell up in their crops/tummies?

[sjp]

wouldn't rice grains get ground up in the gizzard like any other seed or grain?

[Valkyrie]

You are right - after all they have grit and shell in there too.

[The Dogmother]

wouldn't rice grains get ground up in the gizzard like any other seed or grain?

 

They would, but stand a chance of swelling up in the moist environment in the crop before they reach the gizzard; I would cook it first.

[Valkyrie]

Well it would stop them begging at the door, Clare! Seriously, thanks for that.