emergency feed

[magbug]

Hi All!
We are having a heavy snow and my feed was supposed to come today. I have hard red wheat, oatmeal and barley- can I do a combination of these things to feed them until the storm has passed? Do I soak them? I think I have some lentils too.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Someone more experienced will need to help, but I do know not to feed uncooked lentils. They have some kind of compound on them that can be toxic. It's possible that can be removed by soaking/sprouting.

 

[Perris]

I have hard red wheat, oatmeal and barley- can I do a combination of these things to feed them until the storm has passed?

yes, and thereafter if you so wish.

Do I soak them?

if you want to.

I think I have some lentils too.

a few won't hurt but wheat, oats and barley should be fine. If you can add some animal protein in the form of meat, fish or dairy (any diary) that would be better, as it will provide complete protein and some fats to complement the carbs in the grains (some vitamins are fat soluble, so can only be metabolised if there is fat present too).

 

[magbug]

I have kefir I can add

 

[magbug]

Hi All!
We are having a heavy snow and my feed was supposed to come today. I have hard red wheat, oatmeal and barley- can I do a combination of these things to feed them until the storm has passed? Do I soak them? I think I have some lentils too.

also I meant to say hard red wheat berries - to clarify

 

[Perris]

also I meant to say hard red wheat berries - to clarify

yes I assumed that's what you meant. Hard red wheat is one of the best grains you can give chickens. I know others give kefir but I don't know much about it; it's a grain derivative rather than dairy though iira. Got any tinned fish? Sardines have lots of vitamins and minerals besides quality protein, and are caught foraged food rather than farmed.

 

[FrostRanger]

yes I assumed that's what you meant. Hard red wheat is one of the best grains you can give chickens. I know others give kefir but I don't know much about it; it's a grain derivative rather than dairy though iira. Got any tinned fish? Sardines have lots of vitamins and minerals besides quality protein, and are caught foraged food rather than farmed.

Keifer is a fermented dairy product. Tastes and has a consistency somewhat similar to yogurt