What do you feed your flock on cold mornings?

[realsis]

I've been giving a warm mash and in the mash I soak some alfalfa and give them a small amount of a soaked food that has barely pea splits beets lentles raisins carrots sweet potato wheat broccoli and oatmeal in it. They really love it. I have grit readily available as well. What do you give on cold mornings?

 

[Kelsie2290]

That sounds better than what I have for breakfast. Have had so many frozen eggs gathering at night lately I have been mixing them with grain and sunflower seeds cooking them in a dutch oven and feeding it the next morning, they are going to be disappointed when the weather gets warmer.

 

[chickencoop789]

I give my hens oatmeal with raisins and diced fruit....they love it!

 

[MyPetNugget]

cracked corn

 

[chickencoop789]

Oh, and scratch grains

 

[fldiver97]

often some cooked oatmeal or quinoa or other grains mixed with leftover veggies. Sometimes I mix leftover soup with some veggies or oatmeal. I usually freeze some chopped veggies from the garden for winter treats and those are 'served' warm winter mornings The chooks love it....

 

[escape]

I give them a little scratch and about a half pound of fodder. Since the fodder is just harvested, it gives them the needed water immediately. I also pull out their frozen water and put fresh water in, but they seem to want to eat before they drink. The fodder has a high water content so I worry about them a little less.

I can't wait for the mornings to be "not so cold".

 

[realsis]

Thank you for the ideas they all sound so good. Because they don't get their grasses in winter I've been giving alfalfa as well. I use rabbit cubes soaked in warm water and I crumble those a top of the mash as well. They seem to love it.

 

[fullnester]

My 4 hens enjoy yogurt and lettuce, so in the cold winter days I warm the yogurt, melt some beef of bacon fat, mix this with lettuce and they seem to enjoy it.