Oatmeal?

[ChickensXOXO]

I have some (uncooked) Original Quaker Instant Oatmeal that I was going to throw out, but then I got thinking, I have so much of it, it would make a nice meal for the chickens. Is that okay for them? It seems like it would be fine to me, but I just wanted to get the a-okay.

Like I said, it's the plain original. What if it had other stuff in it? I normally eat the brown sugar, and I have a couple of those I'm going to throw out too.


Thanks!!

 

[citychickx6]

I would totally give it to them. Mine will mob me for oatmeal.
If it has a lot of sugars in it I would give it very sparingly.
Mine really like cheerios too.

 

[ChickensXOXO]

Thanks, I gave some to my Silkies this morning, and I'm not sure they knew what to do with it.
I'm going to go back out a little later and see if they ever figured it out!

 

[tweetysvoice]

How about cooked Malt O Meal? I was eating some for dinner last night (yeah, I was being lazy) and thought - ya know, I wonder if chicks would like this in cold weather -

 

[This_chicks_place]

Mine LOVE oatmeal!

I mix plain oatmeal with chopped fresh spinach and some old plain yogurt. ( I buy the yogurt on sale cheap when the grocer puts it on clearance because of its date) I think other than watermelon in the summertime it is their fav treat!

 

[ChickensXOXO]

I went back out to check, and it doesn't look like they've touched it at all...

 

[gryeyes]

I went back out to check, and it doesn't look like they've touched it at all...

Remember, anything new is strange and therefore suspect. Give 'em the day - they'll figure it out and the next time they'll mob you for it.

 

[ChickensXOXO]

Remember, anything new is strange and therefore suspect. Give 'em the day - they'll figure it out and the next time they'll mob you for it.

Hmkay.

 

[aoxa]

Some of my silkies aren't the smartest when it comes to treats. They are never the first to run to me for goodies, or the first to test out things I set down in dishes. One of my girls can hardly see where anything is, so I usually bring it directly to her. If I had a separate flock of silkies, I wouldn't worry so much about it. Right now the quicker ones gobble everything up before the silkies have a chance.

For the first oatmeal treat time, I sprinkled some of their already-loved treats on top. It gets them to investigate. When I first introduced yoghurt, they all wanted nothing to do with it. I was confused.. I thought chickens LOVED yoghurt! Once I sprinkled scratch on top, they devoured it. I don't have to add anything on top now

 

[Mikee1948]

Dumb question perhaps but, do you cook the oatmeal first?