I ran out of food and the feed store is closed. What can I use for a day and a half?

[Mr Hen]

It seems I miss calculated on feed and ran out. I cannot get to the feedstore until tuesday afternoon. I could go now, but they are closed on Sunday. I have 20 chickens that are all about 13 weeks old. There must be something I can get at the grocery store that will work until Tuesday.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

rolled oats
cracked wheat cereal
puffed rice or wheat, unsweetened
green peas
lettuce and spinach
polenta
beans, cooked yourself (canned has too much salt)
cucumbers and melon
boiled eggs (that's right... they love them!)
and that's just the beginning... just watch out for sugar and salt content, and don't give them avocado or raw potatoes.

 

[jazzy519]

Our grocery stores carry chicken Feed in the pet isle.

 

[Mr Hen]

I suppose it's possible. I'm sure they have parakeet feed. It's just WalMart though. They've pretty much swamped out all the competition around here.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

My Walmart has chicken feed, but it seems they only have it in stock on the days when I don't need it. I stopped buying there after the second time I had to run go get some and they were out of stock.

 

[donrae]

Anything can tide them over for a few days. Mostly grain-type things--bread, oatmeal, cooked rice or beans, cooked pasta, etc. Maybe some greens or fruits and some dry cat food, they'll be in heaven.