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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Fraggle on June 15, 2012, 15:27

Title: What's your chooks Fave Treats?
Post by: Fraggle on June 15, 2012, 15:27
My hens seem rather fussy and i'd like to spoil them, what do yours go mad for?
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Post by: tosca100 on June 15, 2012, 16:45
Mealworms! :D
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Post by: Fraggle on June 15, 2012, 16:57
Do you give them dried ones or live ones?
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Post by: Geo on June 15, 2012, 17:27
same as Toscas birds
They love dried mealworms
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Post by: tosca100 on June 15, 2012, 17:55
Quote from: Fraggle on June 15, 2012, 16:57
Do you give them dried ones or live ones?

Dried, though they have had live ones. :ohmy:

Oooohhh the excitement! :lol:
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Post by: jhub on June 15, 2012, 18:24
Also sultanas.
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Post by: nerdle on June 15, 2012, 20:08
Melon, grapes, tuna, pineapple, mackerel, porridge, wild bird seed and the lawn.
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Post by: cheekychick22 on June 16, 2012, 20:26
Meal worms even the chicks go crazy for them
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Post by: symonep on June 16, 2012, 20:42
Ours hate live mealworms and will only eat dried ones :blink:
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Post by: Mahango on June 16, 2012, 23:33
Where do you get dried mealworms from?
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Post by: tosca100 on June 17, 2012, 06:35
Quote from: Mahango on June 16, 2012, 23:33
Where do you get dried mealworms from?

Feed suppliers, pet shops, Tesco. They aren't cheap, but that's because they weigh nothing and you would only use a few at a time.
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Post by: tosca100 on June 17, 2012, 06:36
Or the internet! :D
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Post by: symonep on June 17, 2012, 07:03
We have a local pet shop that sells them at a good price, garden centres are a little more expensive
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Post by: Geo on June 17, 2012, 11:13
Quote from: Mahango on June 16, 2012, 23:33
Where do you get dried mealworms from?
I buy mealworms on fleabay check out the different prices before buying to get the best deal.
I buy 5kilo bags with free postage.
Title: Re: What's your chooks Fave Treats?
Post by: Prod on June 17, 2012, 15:52
Mine love apples  I either cut one in half and they demolish  it in seconds  or I slice one up and hand feed them  Margo, the columbian black tail, just cant get enough and will take it out of the other's mouth especially the cockerel.  I used to buy dried mealworms for the bird table, before I got the chickens, and it was about £2.50 a tub from Aldi.  But now it averages £9/£10 a kilo, like peanuts and wild bird food th eprice has gone crazy..... :wacko: :wacko: