- May 13, 2008
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Maven and/or Al...
Could you point me to the previous discussion of topdressing with fat?
Without sounding too fluffy lol, is there anything to watch for in the grease? As in, bacon fat has quite a bit of salt. Skimmings off a soup or stock will have quite a bit of seasoning. As I'm typing this, I'm convincing myself it isn't anything to worry about...with the possible exception of the salt in bacon fat.
Salt in the amounts that were talking about isn't that big of an issue when you consider how many birds your feeding. Top dressing just enough to change the color of the feed. It works best when utilized feed in pellet form. Crumbles if done too much will become gumy if they don't consume it all at once.
Seasoning isn't an issue either IMO I just watch them and see how they react, if I know it's good for them I make them eat it LOL, kind of like your 5 yr old at the dinner table who won't eat his Brussel Sprouts.
I also do things like save the oil from things I fry up like fried Chicken, pork chops, bacon grease, steak stuff like that. There is also benefits to using pasta water, water used for cooking other things that you normaly put down the drain, you ought to see them drink that goodness in. Now don't get me wrong I don't and never ever will cook for my birds, but I do feed them waste from the table in an effort to be frugal and it's good for them.
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