What is the best way to feed chickens yogurt?

[Graiae66]

I fed my chicks their first batch of yogurt mixed with feed this am. The young chicks loved it! The older ones sort of turned up their beaks at it, but the tamest one nibbled it off my finger and seemed to like it. I mixed about 3 parts grain mix to 1 part yogurt.

Dee

 

[foweler]

I cut up grapes and mix them in. They hear the bowl scape on the concrete and come running.

 

[Cats Critters]

I feed it one of 3 ways
1.sit the bowl down and run for it if I want to keep clean
2.Sit down and feed it to them from a spoon to make shore that every one gets some P.S. you WILL get covered in yogurt doing this.
3.In winter add it to oatmeal and do one of the two above methods

 

[Judy]

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It's good for them from day one as it builds good gut flora.

 

[Graiae66]

Good to know, thanks. They do seem to like it!

Dee

 

[chicksalot]

I put my yogurt in a low sided bowl...at first the girls cautiously walked around the bowl,

not sure what it was...but then,

BINGO...the feeding frenzy began! Now they see me coming with that bowl & they all come running

, I have to quickly set it down & back out of the way...THEY LOVE THEIR YOGURT !

 

[erthymom2]

i use an icecube tray and slop it into the holes, sprinkle dry oatmeal or cornmeal over it and they devore it - it looks like they are at a buffett line when they go to it!!

 

[patricium]

Sigh. I keep trying to get my 3 week olds to eat yogurt. So far all they really do is walk in it. I even tried the "sprinkle starter on top" trick. It's so much fun trying to get yogurt off feathered feet. ;-)

 

[fordmommy]

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I'd like to see that!

 

[Chickn chick 46]

I guess I'm pretty greedy when it comes to yogurt

. The only time they get it is when I've finished a cup of Chobani (greek yogurt) vanilla, I wipe the excess out with a piece of bread and toss it in the run. The stuff is just too expensive for me dole it out to them in large amounts.