The Poultry Keeper

Sylvia

I have just managed to tip the contents of the bag of chick crumbs into a bucket of dirty water and can't get out to get some more.
I have growers pellets, wheat, crushed maize, oyster shell, grit available, if I grind these all together in the coffee grinder would it be OK as a substitute just for tonight/tomorrow morning until I can get out to get some more crumbs?

jaydee67 · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject:

Whizz up the growers pellets a bit - they'll be fine.

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2206 Location: North Cornwall

I would soak some of the growers in warm water untill soft, they love that.

Sylvia · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the help they have been merrily pecking away at the ground growers and cheeping away quite happily. I will try them with the soaked pellets a bit later. Always useful to know what can be given in an emergency.

mojo · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

i just grind up pellets in the coffee grinder when out of chick crumbs.........oh yes and clean the coffee grinder

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1155 Location: Cornwall

Oatmeal is good if you haven't got any chick crumb. The medium or fine ground. It's full of goodness.

mojo · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

but sometimes gums up the bums.........sorry causes constipation in young chicks

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1155 Location: Cornwall

yea true but if its used only as an emergency til you can get chick crumb it's not too much of a problem