Scratch and Peck Feed

Angels Eggs said:

Ok. I am a Newby, where do I find scratch n peck? How do I ferment the feed I am using. I am using Nutra layer pellets, they love it wet. It's like after it rains they attach the feeder. They do not have a covered area. Only their coop.

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OC Chick said:

I'm on my second 40 lb bag of Scratch and Peck grower feed for my 4 14 week old pullets. I too like that the grains are in a less processed state, but I've been struggling with what to do with the powder because they don't eat it and that is where the protein they need is. I've tried fermenting, mixing it with yogurt, and mixing it with oatmeal but my picky chickies wouldn't eat it. This morning I decided to make "protein bars" with the leftover powder to see if my girls would eat it. I took the powder in the bottom of their trough feeder and put int into a mixing bowl. I added 1 egg & it's shell, 1/4 cup of dried meal worms, 2 tablespoons of coconut oil & enough water to make it all stick together & baked it at 400* for 30 minutes. I was a little worried as this was my last ditch effort before having to switch feed brands and I really like S&P, but thankfully the girls were literally gobbling it out of my hands. They pecked the large chunks I set out for them, but next time I may crumble it up for them. It literally took 3 minutes to make. I"m thinking I feed them dry Scratch & Peck for three days & then take the leftovers & make these protein bars to serve for the next couple of days and see how they do. No eggs yet so I don't have anything to judge by with how well this works, but I'm grateful that they are finally eating the protein.   

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