Feed oats??

[Dixiedoodle]

My dh has two bags of oats left over from the cover crop he just planted.. These are not treated in any way... Will my girls love them??? Are they safe? Will it effect my egg production? I hate to just pour them out --100 lbs of oats is a terrible waste!

 

[canada-goose]

You can give them a handful and see what they think. Oats are supposed to be very healthy.

 

[mylittlezoo]

I feed oats! They love 'em!

 

[Scoop]

I feed mine oats. Give it a try, that would be awful to waste!

 

[TipsyDog]

Does that mean I can feed them a bowl of warm Quaker Oats like I eat in the morning? Is that good for them too?

 

[Big C]

Depending on your area oats would likely be in the scratch you buy. We feed our flocks oats or what ever we can get for free at the grain elevators.

 

[canada-goose]

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Might be too dusty for them. Worth trying, though.

 

[DonnaBelle]

I have a 50 lb. bag of oats that were given to me.

I throw about a yogurt carton full out in the chicken yard every day. They love them.

DonnaBelle

 

[Granolamom]

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That's exactly what I feed mine as their "morning treat" each and every morning. I add boiling water to the oats, let it sit, then add some leftover or bruised fruit that was rejected by my kids, and a big glob of fat-free, plain yogurt. They love it, and it's good for them, too.

 

[enola]

If they are "seed" oats, then they may be treated with chemicals that may not be good for your chickens.

If they are oats intended to feed to livestock, your hens will probably love them.