reneepren Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I was making a curry from scratch, grinding spices etc. so bought a young Thai coconut. Then I was too daunted to try chopping it. I put it in the garden for the hens and they loved it! It lasted for four or five days. I hid it in the big layer pellet bin at times as as they were so obsessed with it I worried they weren't eating enough other things. Renee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 It's interesting the things that some will eat and others won't. Mine hate pumpkin - even chopped up - too much effort I think. I'll have to try coconut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txswanie Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Thats funny, I put two halves of a coconut in the run and they have completely ignored it. Bear in mind that these little beasts will eat almost anything. I really thought they would enjoy it, but no.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Mine are even fussy about which cabbages they like - they love spring greens but totally ignore any other type! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctors girls Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 i made them some porridge the other day and they didnt seem to like it but what they do like is a chopped up apple hung from the run in one of them ball feeders it didnt last 2 days they loved it john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodinparts Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Bought a big bunch of spring greens & my girls seem to have used it as flooring...Do you cooks it for your girls, Tweety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalin Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hens are so strange about their eating habits! I think mine are plain lazy and I have to chop everything up for them, maybe they're just not hungry enough?! Also eating is a competitive sport for them so anything I feed them by hand is devoured. One of ours adores tomato, mostly the juice inside and runs around making squelching noises with her head in the air until it's drained Porridge with fruit and nuts is always a favourite though! I'll have to try coconut, they certainly love coconut water, I give it to them when they're sick for the electolytes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hi goodinparts, no I don't cook the spring greens for them. I usually hang them up in the run, and the girls love tearing strips off and eating them. It keeps them busy as well as being good for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
