No human food allowed!

[Mahtowagal]

….according to my 15 week old Cochins. Now my last Cochin flocked LOVED these foods so I just don’t get it. They are eating their organic crumbles and they’ll eat black soldier fly larvae , mealworms, scratch …but whenever I try a human food, they peck it once and then ignore it. I have so far tried: Romaine, iceberg lettuce, blueberries, raspberries, watermelon, bread (!), cantaloupe, yogurt, broccoli and mini carrot pieces. My last flock would go crazy when I gave them a big head of romaine or any bread crumbs. It’s almost like they just don’t know it’s food. My last Cochin flock I raised with yard dirt/grass and moss ( bugs) as their cage bedding from 1 week of age on. This flock was raised on hemp bedding. I also started feeding human food to my last flock when they were about 8-10 weeks old. This flock didn’t seem interested at that age so I gave up. Thoughts?

 

[-Chanticleer-]

You have a beautiful flock . My splash cochin is really picky but loves live bugs and egg. The other food she just turns her beak up at it.

 

[kcan2]

Mine are pretty picky, too. I have observed that if one is unenthusiastic about a proffered treat, it can tend to influence the other's opinion, especially in a smaller flock situation where there is little competition (like mine).

Some successful treat ideas from my picky bantam eaters: cucumber slices, my rooster gets pretty excited for raisins, hen not so much. They both like cheese shreds, but mozzarella is preferred over cheddar

 

[Mahtowagal]

You have a beautiful flock . My splash cochin is really picky but loves live bugs and egg. The other food she just turns her beak up at it.

Thanks! I’ll try eggs I really loved that my old flock ate greens. They were long lived and laid to 9 years old. I felt I had them on a healthy diet plus they had fun pecking the romaine lettuce . I will give the eggs a try and if they eat that I may try mixing greens in.

 

[Mahtowagal]

Mine are pretty picky, too. I have observed that if one is unenthusiastic about a proffered treat, it can tend to influence the other's opinion, especially in a smaller flock situation where there is little competition (like mine).

Some successful treat ideas from my picky bantam eaters: cucumber slices, my rooster gets pretty excited for raisins, hen not so much. They both like cheese shreds, but mozzarella is preferred over cheddar

Oh! I’ll try raisins and cheese! Thanks!!