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Wet the starter or not to wet?

post #1 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:19pm
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I was told today by a fellow at the feed store that you are supposed to wet the chicken starter feed. He mentioned this because he heard me telling someone I grind up the food for the babies. He talked me like I was imbecile and had no idea what I was doing.
Should I have been feeding wet mush rather than dry but ground up?
Kate

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Don't trouble Trouble until Trouble troubles you!
My lady be wary and heed to the lines of this verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid, to let a kiss fool you is worse.

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post #2 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:26pm
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my chickens don't like crumbles dry.  They LOVE them wet.

Keeper of 26 hens,  4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

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Keeper of 26 hens,  4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

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post #3 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:26pm

I never wet mine. never heard of it before. he must be a nut...lol

Looking fer some...lol
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post #4 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:27pm

Never wet mine!

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post #5 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:28pm

I've never heard of wetting it before

~*~MaryBeth~*~

*Owns a small Rattery* Starting over with poultry*

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post #6 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:29pm

ive fed both ways but they eat it dry so I say why bother wetting it

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post #7 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:33pm

sounds like a know it all jerk.  I have 17 bird....RIR and BR's and I have fed them dry food from day 1 and they are extremely happy and healthy birds.

I am convinced more and more everyday that people suck !  lol

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post #8 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:33pm
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Wow, thanks for all the different points of view. I had never heard of wetting it before so I didn't know of this guy was a crack-pot or not. I guess it's personal choice. My fear would be that if it were wet and didn't get eaten completely it would spoil.

If you aren't living for something, you are dying for nothing.

Don't trouble Trouble until Trouble troubles you!
My lady be wary and heed to the lines of this verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid, to let a kiss fool you is worse.

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If you aren't living for something, you are dying for nothing.

Don't trouble Trouble until Trouble troubles you!
My lady be wary and heed to the lines of this verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid, to let a kiss fool you is worse.

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post #9 of 14
8/2/08 at 9:38pm

no hes not crazy thats why some feed  is called ( laying mash) because its fed wet

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post #10 of 14
5/12/12 at 8:50am

my chickens love wet food.If they don't eat it up,i always smell to make sure its not sour.

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