[burnley mouton]

Had to get a new bag of layer's pellets last week, these look slightly different (more glossy) to the first lot I bought and my hens don't like them!  Yesterday, after a couple of days of starvation, I decided to add boiling water, it turned into a mush, and I presented them with it once it had cooled down, they loved it!  Just want to make sure it's ok to do this, and that it won't do them any harm until I get hold of the stuff they like (or prepare my own if I can be bothered) :?
Thanks for your help,
Carla

[jack russell]

can't see why it would cause a problem its only water you are adding not whiskey right.......

should be fine IMO

[Aunt Sally]

Brilliant idea BM

Just like children aren't they - get the wrong brand of baked beans and you're in trouble

[burnley mouton]

Just wanted to check, not sure if I read somewhere about problems with giving them stuff like porridge that's too sloppy, don't want them to choke on it or anything.  Haven't had them very long, as you can tell!  Thanks for that anyway, makes me feel better

[richyrich7]

Let them go hungry, their stomachs will rule them in the end  

[Aunt Sally]

Just make sure you clear away any unused wet feed at the end of the day.  Or it will go  stale and mouldy.

My chooks have always had Marriages pellets  but a friend gave me half a sack of Allen and Pages (posh organic ones).  Do you think they would eat them :roll:  Just turned their beaks up  :evil:

[Vember]

It's so funny how they know the difference

Although not really funny when you've bought the stuff  

There's always a way round these things, the other thing i've done before now is buy a small bag of their regular stuff & mix it in, funny but mine ate it then :?

[burnley mouton]

fussy beggars, these hens!  I'm fine doing the hot water thing and clearing it away at the end of the day, but not sure what our hensitters will make of it when we go away...  Was going to get the posh organic pellets next, but from what you're saying that's not guaranteed success either.  If I let them starve in the morning (I tried it but felt sorry for them), they'll just end up eating grass when we let them out, so that's not going to work.   :?  Can't remember what make we had that they liked either, I'll have a look around.  At least they're eating and still laying eggs and looking happy, so won't complain.
Carla