Cat food--- do you mean dry or canned?

[Astrid]

I've got four hens who have decided that this week, THE COLDEST WEEK OF THE YEAR!!!! --- is a FABULOUS time to start molting! I've read that I should up their protein with cat food to help them stay warm and grow their feathers back, but I"m unsure whether that means dry cat food or canned cat food. I have lots of dry cat food on hand (for my cats!) so should I wet that with water, or go buy some cans of wet food?

Also, what else would be helpful? Peanut butter snacks (got that idea from the pb thread!)

Thanks,
Astrid

 

[RickiHupp]

I just throw a couple handfuls of hard catfood out when I let them out of thier coop.

 

[rooster0209]

Mine love dry cat food, they will clean the bowl faster than the cats can

I sometimes toss a handfull in the coop since they are locked up and you would think it was chocolate or something

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

My EE hen who thinks she is a people won't eat with the others . . . anything . . . and insists on eating only what we or the cat(dry cat food) eats. the cat and dogs actually let her eat first.

 

[needmorechickens!]

Quote:

Wow, your other pets are "henpecked"!
~Rebecca

 

[wegotchickens]

needmorechickens! :

Quote:

Wow, your other pets are "henpecked"!
~Rebecca

I tried to give my cats left-over organic turkey from Thanksgiving. The chickens stole it right out from under the cat's paws! No one with sense gets between a chicken & food.​