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Crimped is just whole oats with the outer hull cracked - easier for them to get into.
I buy it for horse feed, but then I also feed the horses rolled oats.
I'm a softie - just figured the cooked oats would be easier for them (the chickens) to eat.
My Vet explained (as with veggies) cooked oats have lost all their nutrition, whole oats are better for horses or chickens. I only feed whole oats and believe me, the chickens crack the outer shell just fine. My chickens are always in the horse pen picking up the scraps.
Crimped is just whole oats with the outer hull cracked - easier for them to get into.
I buy it for horse feed, but then I also feed the horses rolled oats.
I'm a softie - just figured the cooked oats would be easier for them (the chickens) to eat.
My Vet explained (as with veggies) cooked oats have lost all their nutrition, whole oats are better for horses or chickens. I only feed whole oats and believe me, the chickens crack the outer shell just fine. My chickens are always in the horse pen picking up the scraps.
