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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Lewjam on June 22, 2011, 13:12

Title: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Lewjam on June 22, 2011, 13:12

Right ok, this is going to sound very daft!

I have ready many times people talking about giving chooks there evening Corn.

Are you refering to Maze or some other grain?

Mine dont seem to like maze as they try to chew it and cant!  Havnt quite worked out you can just swollow it whole yet!

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Beano on June 22, 2011, 13:21

You can buy bags of mixed corn or cut maize.
Ours have smallholders super mix which has lots of different bits in it.
They love it but I try my best to ration it. The beauty with corn apparently is that it takes a while for them to process it, so it keeps them warm and fed overnight.
Mind you if they're broody they have to go without.

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Lindeggs on June 22, 2011, 13:28

It's not a silly question at all.

From Wikipedia:

"Corn is the name used in the United States, Canada, and Australia for the grain maize. In much of the world, the term 'corn' is a generic term for local cereal crops, such as Wheat, Barley, Oats."

I had to look it up when I first started seeing it on this site, because in NZ 'corn' only refers to maize.  If we were referring to other seeds/cereals we would call them 'grain.'

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Raven81 on June 22, 2011, 14:28

An old Chinese proverb says something along the lines of: He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Beano on June 22, 2011, 15:20

Quote

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever

Ha, nice one!

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Lewjam on June 23, 2011, 12:12

Thanks for the info!

I think mine are just daft and like to chew everything so they are not going for the maze yet! 

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: Lindeggs on June 23, 2011, 23:42

You could try them with a bit of cracked maize to start, until they are used to the idea.

Mine take a while to get used to any large grains.  I was disappointed when I first gave them whole sunflower seeds as they did the same as yours - they kind of "chewed" them with their beaks but didn't swallow them.  After I broke a few open and let them have the yummy kernel inside they soon got the idea and will now swallow them whole.

Title: Re: Marginly stupid corn question!
Post by: rachelr on June 27, 2011, 22:30

I ot to farm foods and get the cheap frozen corn defros it and give it to my girls every night they love it x