Mrs

[Purplemaniacs]

Hi I was just wondering when I can give my ex batts some treats. They are eating the ex batt food but as I give my other girls a treat late afternoon, I was not sure if the ex batts could have some or if I should wait for a while first. Would they know that a treat was something to eat, I wonder, perhaps not.

 

Thanks

 

Chrissie

[scarlettohara]

You can give them whatever you give your other girls but they probably won't eat it, corn is a good treat to start - it takes a while for them to realise about other foods. The girls I got in January ignore everything except spaghetti and cabbage

[sage]

Hi

It took my ex batts a few weeks to eat treats just because they didn't realise what they were. I would just give them a little at first as they need to eat a much prooer food as poss just to get there strenghth back and calcium levels normal

 

Sage

[Snoxy]

Just wondering have you posted pics of your ex batts My girls weren't interested in meal worms, which I bought specifically for them, to start with but eat everything I offer them now bless them

[Falkor]

They will eat most things like other chooks in the long run however for the first few weeks they are likely to ignore most treats.

 

Any treats that you do offer them should be "good" for them like meal worms etc to help them build up their strength, regrow feathers etc. However be ready for them to ignore all treats too.

 

Personally, I only offer my newly rehomed exbatts mash for the first three-four weeks (mean chicken mummy) as this is what they are used to, is full of the things that they need and TBH i just don`t want to have to clean up after the squitty poos that cabbage and a varied diet create when fed to a delicate stomach.

 

Once they have settled then they get fed the same as everybody else

[Purplemaniacs]

Just wondering have you posted pics of your ex batts My girls weren't interested in meal worms, which I bought specifically for them, to start with but eat everything I offer them now bless them

I have put some pictures here http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=75998 I hope it works

 

Chrissie

[Snoxy]

Found it thank you

[poachedegg]

We have found with the different groups of ex batts, that they didn't really 'get' treats until they moved in with the established chooks.......then they learnt much quicker!

[Purplemaniacs]

Thank you for the information about treats, I think I will leave them to eat the ex batts food for a while and then try them with a little of what I give the others. I just feel mean not giving them any of the goodies

 

At least they don't know that they are missing out

 

Chrissie

[Miss Millies Chicken]

I've had my ex bats 6 weeks now. They are still turning there beaks up at all treats except dried mealworms .

[Lavenders_Blue]

Mealworms and wheat were the first treats my girls recognised.

It took them quite a while to get the hang of what to do with veg. In the beginning I had to shred all their veg into worm shapes so that they would eat it.

18 months on.... they can strip a whole cabbage bare in minutes!

Just go slowly with the treats. As Em has said, they are best on mash for the first few weeks anyway, then you can start introducing them.

[The Dogmother]

They will eat most things like other chooks in the long run however for the first few weeks they are likely to ignore most treats.

 

Any treats that you do offer them should be "good" for them like meal worms etc to help them build up their strength, regrow feathers etc. However be ready for them to ignore all treats too.

 

Personally, I only offer my newly rehomed exbatts mash for the first three-four weeks (mean chicken mummy) as this is what they are used to, is full of the things that they need and TBH i just don`t want to have to clean up after the squitty poos that cabbage and a varied diet create when fed to a delicate stomach.

 

Once they have settled then they get fed the same as everybody else

 

I totally agree

 

If you want to give them treats after a few weeks, then mealworms or dried gammarus shrimps are good as they contain plenty of protein but no garbage.