oatmeal

[SeramaLife]

I give raw real oatmeal and cooked real oatmeal.

 

[farmerlor]

So I give my turkeys and chickens the leftover oatmeal that I have for breakfast so they get the oatmeal, some brown sugar, a splash of vanilla and some milk. They love it. Sometimes I use old fashioned oatmeal and sometimes they get instant if they kids are eating. Sometimes they get oatmeal with yogurt in it as that's one of my favorites.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

I'm feeding both my chicks and ducklings oatmeal with their starter. It was recommended for me to do that so I am. They devour it like there was never going to be any for tomorrow. Same thing with greens. You should see them fighting over it. LOL

Oh and don't forget mealies!!! ROFL!! I have to take pictures of them fighting over a mealie! Its hysterical!

Laurie

 

[big red chicken]

this can be used for chickens and well as chicks? My chickens are almost 12 weeks old. Thanks this is so much information for me too,Thanks for the ? PhlyinPheBee

 

[SeramaLife]

Yes.

 

[Paws2u]

Why would raw or uncooked oatmeal be bad???

 

[DixieDame67]

I have been as previously posted giving my 2 1/2 week old chicks dry oatmeal in with there starter, my adult chickens i will on cold days add hot water to help warm them up, but i like the idea someone said in this post of adding yougurt to there oatmeal, i got some of that granite chic grit from Tractor supply, that stuff is expensive, back to mize for me....i did buy the best for my chics as it's important for them to get off to a good start, had to cover there play pen this am with plastic chicken wiring ....there flying now !!!! should have 10 more hatch by the 18th

Dixie

 

[janieschicks]

Hello
I blend oatmeal and grits in a blender for the first few days, dry, they love it, than I start them on chick starter. My chicks did great on this mix!

janie

 

[PhlyinPheBee]

She loves the oatmeal!!!!!! I went to the store!

I hope that it works great!!

Thanks for all the info. I will be making some in the am for the older chicks and hens for a snack!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for all in info!!!!!!!

 

[BirdMom]

Our chickies loved the dry oatmeal, too. They'd eat it before they'd eat the chick starter. I also read somewhere it was good to give them the dry oatmeal if they had pasty butt, that it helped make their poo less messy, and it sure seemed to work with ours. No more pasty butts, just lots of very happy chicks!

You needn't worry if you make oatmeal with milk, milk is apparently quite good for the chickens and I believe it's in most of the chicken feed I've seen, though I'd have to double check the bags to be sure. Most of the "homemade" chicken feed recipes online put powdered milk in the feed for them. Gives them calcium, protein, and other nutrients they need.

On cold days, I've given our flock warm plain oatmeal, sometimes with some cornmeal mixed in, or even leftover cornbread chunks and leftover beans from dinner. They absolutely love it! You get to hear all those happy little chirps and purrs and stuff when you feed them yummies. I love chickens and chickies!

Enjoy your babies. Toss in a few clover leafs (individual leaves, not the whole clover) and watch them go crazy! Chickie rugby!