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Hello! I've been feeding omlet feed which I quite like because the bits are quite small and I feel it takes the girls ages to eat. However, I don't think they are eating it with such relish as the pellets and there is always a bit left. Some of this could be because Viv is no longer eating her lions share but I'm not convinced. Dobbies near us sells Garvo so I was going to get some of this but I don't know whether to get mash or pellets. Might be a stupid question, but is the mash just broken down pellets? Also do you need to mix it? I mix some of the omlet food with a bit of yogurt some mornings (most at the moment as I am feeling sorry for my ladies) but not sure I fancy the mess of soggy food all the time.... Eek. Feel I need to spoil them a bit as Viv gone and I'm probably inflicting two new girls on the order at the weekend!

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Sadly we have no supplier for Garvo near here, but I always feed mash...it takes longer to eat and gives them something to do so seems to stop arguments amongst themselves...we have great eggs and my girls are touch wood healthy and happy...I would not go back to pellets now....

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I had a feeling I was being stupid with the wet thing - something about the name had me convinced though. Was horse food wet when it was mash and I was little? No idea! Thanks for clearing up my idiocy though! :oops: Might take a trip to garden centre at weekend then! My OH is concerned that they aren't eating as much because they don't like/can't be bothered with small pieces - assume this is just a reflection on his eating habits!? Thanks for replies.

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Don't worry, you'd be surprised how many people ask the same question about mash! You're probably thinking of bran mash (horses) but think that's a bit old fashioned now - I've certainly never seen anyone feeding it!

I'm not sure why but most hens seem to prefer to eat mash to pellets, but I think just feed your hens whatever they are happy with. If they prefer pellets, then that's great but if they prefer mash then there's no reason not to feed that instead. It can be messy as the hens like flinging it all over the place for some reason, but if you can find a feeder that minimizes the mess then I prefer it. As sadietoo says, it takes longer to eat and keeps the hens occupied which I think can only be a good thing.

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I'm feeding Garvo layers mash but will be swapping back to pellets after the mash has gone. The Garvo mash has different 'stuff' in it and the chickens eat selectively wasting a lot of food. I've used omlet mash before - I liked it, it didn't have range of food for hens to be choosy over. But the P&P charges made it expensive.

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