Minnesota!

[KlopKlop]

Mine eat the corn first then the boss then the oats.

Thanks for the words of wisdom BC. I try not to be too heavy handed with the grains because I know it is 'junk food' for them. I hadn't thought of the point that they don't get as much exercise. I will have to drag out my treadmill for them

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Mine like the corn too. Regular bag of scratch where I buy has lots of corn. I've been thinking about getting straight oats and blending boss in. They actually eat boss first if I'm blending that into the scratch.

 

[duluthralphie]

I like to mix oats, corn and Boss. The problem is they eat the corn first the boss second and leave the oats.

I have oats lying all over the ground, Once the oats sprout they eat it.

I occasionally throw them a few handfuls of a wild bird feed mix. They love it, but I cannot afford to feed them that all the time.

 

[duluthralphie]

Now to the important business of the day.


It is a Saturday, on Saturday I like to sit and drink more coffee than the other days of the week. While drinking coffee I like to read postings.

Anybody see where this is headed?

Okay, then, no sense me going on and pointing out the white cow in the snowstorm. We can all see her.

 

[scandiafowl]

Mornin' Ralphie.

 

[duluthralphie]

Morning Scandiafowl.

What's on the menu for your day?

 

[lalaland]

Do yours eat the corn? There is some cracked corn in the mix I get at the tractor supply, but they pick around the corn and eat the other items in there. I mix the scratch with boss as well. I may have to start making scratch without corn as they just seem to waste it... could others post their scratch recipes as well?

you know what is funny is that my flock quit eating much corn a few years ago when I tightened my belt and quit driving to wisc for organic feed. Corn was always the first thing to go, but then....not so much. I generally have a little corn laying around on the ground because it doesn't get picked up by the flock much. I am not making this up! Another chicken keeper who used to get the feed with me had the same experience....we concluded it was the gmo corn that they woudn't eat much because it must have tasted different.

also years ago, like maybe 15, I brought organic bananas up to the cabin with my family. so did some of my sisters - you know the big fruit bowl you put out so the kids eat good stuff. Well, the kids were eating bananas and one of them spit out a bite and was very indignent about the banana tasting really bad. We looked, and sure enough the kid was objecting to the organic banana. we did a taste test and most of the kids could identify the bananas by taste.

anyway, this morning I was contemplating the all flock feed and wishing there wasn't so much corn because it gets left behind.

 

[lalaland]

on the other hand, they love love love oats. I think instead of scratch next time I will jsut get a bag of oats. And if they sprout, hallelujah!

 

[lalaland]

Ralphie's rooster (yup, still unnamed) has started crowing. Not the best crow, I think he is missing a couple of notes, but it brings back a sound I've been missing!


Paris....a result of people believing their religion is more important and "right" than anyone else's. A perverted use of religion, for certain, but it would not be possible if those kids had been raised to have the deepest respect for other religions.


edite because i forgot "not"

 

[scandiafowl]

Morning  Scandiafowl.

What's on the menu for your day?

You'll be jealous. Cleaning gutters then fixing chicken coop roof.