Rolled oats?

[Brooks_]

I have a couple containers of likely stale oatmeal. One is labeled "old fashioned" the other "quick cook", ingredients for both say "whole grain rolled oats". It seems that I have read it's safe, but am looking for confirmation that it can be tossed out as a treat without me cooking the oats.

 

[jher77]

I use the whole oats you buy at the farm store and they love them. If they are plain rolled oats, then no problem feeding that to them. I don't think I'd give them the brown sugar version of them.

 

[kerbotx]

You can feed that oatmeal without cooking it; I also give it to mine, in very small quantities, with a little scratch grain. It's probably considered controversial, bc of the glucan, but chickens do love it!

 

[Chookchicken]

I give my chickens plain rolled oats mixed with yogurt and they LOVE it.

 

[WIchickMama]

I mix some in their wetted food mash

 

[Brooks_]

I mix some in their wetted food mash

I guess I could wet it...that wouldn't be too much effort.

 

[WIchickMama]

I guess I could wet it...that wouldn't be too much effort.

Yep when I make their food mash (flockraiser and water, sometimes warmed if cold) I just mix a couple tbsp in right before feeding. Easy. They even pick it out first sometimes