Hot breakfast

[EggNoob]

With the mornings being cold, I have been making my chickens a hot breakfast to get them warmed up. Seems to be a hit. I use what ever cheap oatmeal, puffed wheat/rice, or cooked rice that I can find. Usually mix in a bit of what ever veggies left over from dinner or some chopped up raw greens. The other day I got caught without anything to feed for the next morning.. so I took a cup of their "scratching grains", put it in a pot to simmer and made a whole bunch of breakfast fare for .. well.. for the price of chicken feed.. Anyone else have any good ideas for treats?

 

[terrilhb]

no sorry. I feed mine about the same. But I have read on here about when you give them fresh water in the morning(if it freezes). To take them warm water. I have started doing that and for my goats too. They seem to love it. Good luck

 

[Lyon3mchics]

My family thinks I am strange ....I cook my girls a hot breakfast too. I served them warm cooked noodles....loved it!

 

[EggNoob]

Yes! They love left over spaghetti.. throw a few handfulls out and "keep away" ensues.

 

[Deanner03]

I've done warmed up pumpkin with some bits of whatever leftovers we have thrown in. Pumpkin is a HUGE hit.

 

[BitsyB]

I've done warmed up pumpkin with some bits of whatever leftovers we have thrown in. Pumpkin is a HUGE hit.

Do you use canned pumpkin or fresh? I split open a pumpkin for my girls and they just looked at it... But I've heard it's very good for them.

Love the spaghetti "keep away"!

I cook the same breakfast for my chickens as I eat- oatmeal w/ fruit (frozen in winter, they do love mango) and some plain yogurt
(Yes, some say they are spoiled, I say they are well-cared for...

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[daniel-delarosa]

I tried the warm oatmeal thing this morning. My chicks wouldn't hear of it, they went strait for the Fancy Scratch.

 

[kfchickenlady]

I feed ground and cooked, well heated anyway, Sweet Cob.

 

[churchx3]

I give my chickens warm oatmeal every evening to help them thru out the cold nights. I make it kind of runny so there is plenty of liquid for them as well. They love it!