The girls hated the oatmeal so what other foods for cold days?

[NestingHillsSC]

Soak some pellets or crumbles in warm water, mix in oatmeal & some scratch or boss or better yet, both. They will learn to eat it eventually & they will expect warm breakfasts on cold mornings! My girls love to get a nice warm breakfast in their bellies on those cold days!

 

[Chris09]

CORN!!!! Raises there body temp!!!

Corn will not raise there body temperature one degree at all. That is a old wives tail.

Chris

 

[TheSpiceGirls]

Yes, my girls LOVE mash or feed mixed up with some water. They eat it like it's solid meal worms. I don't get why that is so good to them but they do love it. Great way to use up all that dust you have left in the bag.

 

[sezjasper]

My girls were eating oatmeal just fine, and then I also got the idea to add the powdery stuff from their crumbles...well that backfired on me, because now they won't even eat the oatmeal. When I offer it they turn up their beaks and walk away. Of course I had just bought the giant size Quaker Oats and none of my family will touch oatmeal...cookies, anyone?

 

[CluckyCharms]

Our 3 week old Norwegian Jaerhons like to eat warm things in the morning now...it does get cold in the house here. One of the following is what I do:

baked pears
baked apples
baked squash
baked peaches

I top with cinnamon and put it in the brooder. Just make sure to remove pits and seeds before serving these fruits to them.

They end up with a messy face but they certainly do enjoy it (and I have some for myself, too).

 

[Going Quackers]

Soak some pellets or crumbles in warm water, mix in oatmeal & some scratch or boss or better yet, both. They will learn to eat it eventually & they will expect warm breakfasts on cold mornings! My girls love to get a nice warm breakfast in their bellies on those cold days!

Ok, basically make a mash? they are on a crumble.. i'll give that a try. Thanks.

 

[Going Quackers]

My girls were eating oatmeal just fine, and then I also got the idea to add the powdery stuff from their crumbles...well that backfired on me, because now they won't even eat the oatmeal. When I offer it they turn up their beaks and walk away. Of course I had just bought the giant size Quaker Oats and none of my family will touch oatmeal...cookies, anyone?

Maybe they'd prefer cookies lol

 

[Going Quackers]

Our 3 week old Norwegian Jaerhons like to eat warm things in the morning now...it does get cold in the house here. One of the following is what I do:

baked pears
baked apples
baked squash
baked peaches

I top with cinnamon and put it in the brooder. Just make sure to remove pits and seeds before serving these fruits to them.

They end up with a messy face but they certainly do enjoy it (and I have some for myself, too).

um, i have never baked fruit well, short of a pie how do you do that?

 

[Going Quackers]

CORN!!!! Raises there body temp!!!

There is some corn in the grain mix i toss each day...

 

[Crafty-Duck]

Try Blueberry bread pudding I got the chicken friendly recipe from the Fresh Eggs Daily blog.Really easy to make!!!!