Dorothy: My experience is that chooks don't like whole oats very much, I feed whole corn in cool weather because of it's high energy content, not too much or the egg laying drops back. About a hand full each a day.
David C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 24 November 2002 11:56 PM Subject: Re: chickens > Thanks for the chicken info. I am ordering books and > catalogs today. > > These chickens make me laugh every time I see them. > Several are very serious and others coo and cluck. > They are all important and dignified. > > Has anyone tried feeding flax seed? I understand that > this feed will yield eggs that are lower in saturated > fat and higher in the Omega fatty acids. Also, I read > that "oats are the best cool season feed." Does this > mean the chickens are eating the oat grass or the > grain? Dorothy > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > >
