Feeding Leftovers

[PiersonPeeps]

I have some left over rice cereal from when my daughter was a baby. Can I feed it to my chickens and if so do you guys have any tips on feeding it?

 

[settingdusk]

as long as it has no sugar or salt. it needs to be plain. i feed mine WHOLE grain stuffs but i typically crush them or soften them up. stuff like oats, barley, wheat, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds.

 

[BunkyB]

If I am thinking correctly rice cereal looks like cornflakes or rice crispies...lol? If that be the case you can add water to the mix of rice to soggy it up a bit and give it to the birds. Chickens love sloppy feeds like that. As a treat for my birds I will do the same. A box of cheerios or something like that. I don't do it often but as a treat every couple of weeks. I have been raising birds for over 20+ years and never had any issues.
Yes, as mentioned by settingdusk it is good to try to avoid too much salt and sugars so as a treat to me is harmless as long as it is not too often.... Steve

 

[PiersonPeeps]

Thanks!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Go for't.

~ Aspen

 

[PiersonPeeps]

Well, it was received with mixed reviews. I mixed the rice ceareal with some water and some leftover yogurt. I will try just the plain cereal next time and see how that goes over.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Well, it was received with mixed reviews. I mixed the rice ceareal with some water and some leftover yogurt. I will try just the plain cereal next time and see how that goes over.

Did your girls like it?

~ Aspen

 

[PiersonPeeps]

Well, the second and third time it was very well liked. It almost looked like the licked the dish clean.

I still mixed in the yogurt that I had and I added the left over jars of baby food that I found in my cupboard. They dived right in.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Well, the second and third time it was very well liked. It almost looked like the licked the dish clean.

I still mixed in the yogurt that I had and I added the left over jars of baby food that I found in my cupboard. They dived right in.

Awesome, way to go girlies!!

~ Aspen