Egluntyne Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I gave my girls half a tin of catfood between the 8 of them yesterday. They went beserk for it! A triumph. They have been looking very scruffy as they are moulting and I thought I'd give them some extra protein. Same again today. in fact they left their sweetcorn for it. Definitely on the menu from now on, when they need a boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Does it matter which flavour you give them? Ours are slacking off on the laying (again! ) so might do well with a boost, feels a bit awful giving them chicken flavour though Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Ew, that can't be right can it? Isn't there meat in cat food? Or is that the point. What does it do to their poo? (Sorry!!) I know we are not supposed to put poo in the compost from animals that eat meat so what do you do with the contents of their droppings tray? I'm new to all this so I'm very intrigued! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I love cooking with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 id be interested in what flavour/make you gave them eglutine? ella is also moulting, so i might get her some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 It was lamb and heart flavour. They wolfed it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 i didnt think they were allowed to eat meat, apart from the bugs they find or have i made that up sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Most canned cat foods do have a poultry base as its cheap. If it says 'meat and animal derivatives', for example, this is not guaranteed to be meat of the flavour written on the tin. Whilst hens will eat meat if they can get their claws on it, its probably not a good idea to feed them on chicken or other poultry. Sorry to be unhelpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 i didnt think they were allowed to eat meat, apart from the bugs they find or have i made that up sarah You've made that up! They love worms, mice, and frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I think DEFRA said they shouldn't be given meat. But I suspect that was a blanket ban to stop some of the rubbish commercial flocks were being given at the time the BSE crisis broke and we all found out some of the stuff that was being fed to farm animals. We give them the s"Ooops, word censored!"s our fussy cats leave and they go mad for them. And given that the hens have eaten a mouse (only one, to our knowledge!) and slugs etc, I don't think it could do much harm. But I haven't given them a proper meat course. They might start eyeing me up too closely next time I go near! Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
