Cat biscuits!

[bussinspain]

A few months ago our chickens were looking decidedly scruffy and bedraggled! Not any more. In the October issue (I think) of Grow Your Own was a tip in the chicken chapter about giving chickens cat biscuits. They contain extra protein which has helped with the "re-feathering" of our birds. They look sooooooo much better now and egg production is amazing. So far this month we have had 110 eggs from 7 birds - in May we had 99! The chickens prefer the biscuits soaked in water prior to feeding.

[Nicos]

I'll be trying that next time bussinspain!!
...I'd forgotten about the cat biscuits and this year has been the first time ever that , during the moult, we had no eggs at all for about 6 weeks ( from 15 layers!!!)

[muddled]

Oooo! top tip! thank you,
My remaining two girls are looking their age (about eight and ten I think). They hardly lay at all now but still love their food.
I'll get some cat biccies in the morning....sounds like just the things to keep the old girls toastie!

[bussinspain]

Glad to help Just waiting for the chickens to start meowing now!

[kathyd]

Well... my cats eat the chicken food, so I suppose fair's fair . I've not given mine cat biscuits, just the leftover tinned cat food - I'll have to try the biccies now .

[emzgogo]

Hmm may have to try this on my lot. Normaly layers corn n porridge in winter. Plus veg n fruit if have spare. Could make a change for them.

[bussinspain]

we have had 24 eggs in 6 days so far this month from 7 layers. The girls know when I have the cat biscuits for them as they all congregate at one end of the pen vying for the best position! They also get left-over bits of bread, cakes and veggies and fruit.

[emzgogo]

Definetly wil try the cat biscuits as alot of my girls are on strike atm. May make some of them start if im lucky

[Gema13]

Great tip will give it a try one of our birds was broody and lost a lot of feathers at the time.