winter feeding??

[LynneP]

For small flocks, wild bird suet piles on the calories and gives excellent feathercoat after a molt...but is expensive for larger operations...remember your birds will need 3x what they eat in summer.

 

[marbekschicks]

We have been feeding the following recipe on most cold mornings. Is this safe to do every morning? There are 3 buff orps and 3 silkies, and they really love this. They are 27 weeks old and we have not gotten one egg.

1/4 cup oatmeal [in the tall round canister at grocery store]
1/2 cup water
1 cup layer/egg mash powder

We cook oatmeal and water for 1-1/2 minutes and then add the layer/egg mash powder. We feed to them warm.

They always have fresh water once or twice daily and layer/egg mash powder, grit and oyster shell available.