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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Oakdalebirds on December 05, 2010, 13:31

Title: fat balls ??
Post by: Oakdalebirds on December 05, 2010, 13:31

Ok maybe i should of changed the title but my question is this  :lol:

Can you give your hens the fat balls designed for wild birds ??
only a fellow hen keeper informed me that he has indeed given his girls a fat ball on the odd occasion to give them a treat

The balls in question do contain seeds and insects (meal worms)

Is it safe to do this  :unsure:  his girls seem to be fine

Title: Re: fat balls ??
Post by: joyfull on December 05, 2010, 13:34

No, they contain far too much fat for chickens, wild birds are ok with them as they do not get fed like ours do and also fly around using up a lot more energy.

Title: Re: fat balls ??
Post by: Oakdalebirds on December 05, 2010, 13:47

Thanks for that Joyfull

I will tell my friend off .................if he has not already read this  :tongue2:

Title: Re: fat balls ??
Post by: joyfull on December 05, 2010, 13:52

 :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: fat balls ??
Post by: 8doubles on December 05, 2010, 14:06

From last year, http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=47591.0