Definitions for "mash" and for "drench"?

[Carolyn252]

I've seen crumbles and I've seen pellets, but what is mash? And what is it for?

Is drench a liquid that chickens drink or do you bathe them in it? And what's it for?

Thanks.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Mash is fine powder. Some use it for chicks. I use crumbles. The only difference is the form the feed is in. All feed starts with mash then made into a paste to extrude pellet form and crumbles are crushed pellets. Sounds counter productive to make crumbles but it's a way to sell broken pellets so in reality a useful form of feed.

Drench I assume means Nutri-Drench. Vitamins with electrolytes added to water. Used for shipping stress, hatching stress, heat stress and any other condition where your attempting to energize the birds to eat more.

 

[Carolyn252]

Thank you !!

 

[Cindy in PA]

Mash can also be grains, cracked or whole with added minerals & calcium. This is not a uniform consistency like the mash that is made into pellets.

 

[rosemarythyme]

If you look up Scratch & Peck brand feed, that's considered a mash - it has whole and cracked grains along with fines (powder) that have protein and vitamins in it.

Drench can mean to give a bird a dose of liquid medication orally, i.e. if treating cocci folks often will inject a dose of the medication and water mix directly into the mouth of the afflicted bird, to ensure they're getting enough medication.