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| oldmolly |
I have been toying with new feed supplementing.As I keep poultry, I have
sacks of grain to feed them with. This morning, after an overnight soak, I
boiled up a pan of maize. Offered it still warm, to the birds. It is a
success. Happened to notice that the piglets liked it, the dogs liked it,
the poultry liked it, and even the cats had a few mouthsfull. Hmm for a £5
(25kilo) sack of maize, a lot of animals can have something different. I
also soak wheat and find that the birds enjoy this too.Has anyone any idea
as to whether increasing the carbohydrate in the aviary birds diet, would
help to keep them warm in cold weather? I know oily stuff will do so, but
not 100% sure on what carbohydrates do.
I had read an article somewhere on how the parrots in Londoon zoo were fed
during the war years when virtually no sunflower and nuts etc were being
imported and anything that managed to get in, had to be given to
humans.Apparently, not only did all the birds survive, but they were fitter
and better feathered than ever.
And slightly off topic, I boiled up some chopped pumpkin for the birds and
piglets. Put down a plate for the piglets, only to find the dogs all piled
in and scoffed the lot like it was mannah from heaven. If I had put down
best steak, they couldn't have been more enthusiastic. Anyone with dogs here
care to give it a try and let me know if their dogs react the same way?
Mine are normally fed a complete diet with table scraps. The pumpkin didn't
upset their digestion at all. I am interested to see if other dogs react
like mine did.
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| Toucanldy |
>From: "oldmolly" oldmolly1@ntlworld.com
>I have been toying with new feed supplementing.As I keep poultry, I have
>sacks of grain to feed them with. This morning, after an overnight soak, I
>boiled up a pan of maize. Offered it still warm, to the birds. It is a
>success. Happened to notice that the piglets liked it, the dogs liked it,
>the poultry liked it, and even the cats had a few mouthsfull. Hmm for a £5
>(25kilo) sack of maize, a lot of animals can have something different. I
>also soak wheat and find that the birds enjoy this too.Has anyone any idea
>as to whether increasing the carbohydrate in the aviary birds diet, would
>help to keep them warm in cold weather? I know oily stuff will do so, but
>not 100% sure on what carbohydrates do.
>I had read an article somewhere on how the parrots in Londoon zoo were fed
>during the war years when virtually no sunflower and nuts etc were being
>imported and anything that managed to get in, had to be given to
>humans.Apparently, not only did all the birds survive, but they were fitter
>and better feathered than ever.
> And slightly off topic, I boiled up some chopped pumpkin for the birds and
>piglets. Put down a plate for the piglets, only to find the dogs all piled
>in and scoffed the lot like it was mannah from heaven. If I had put down
>best steak, they couldn't have been more enthusiastic. Anyone with dogs here
>care to give it a try and let me know if their dogs react the same way?
>Mine are normally fed a complete diet with table scraps. The pumpkin didn't
>upset their digestion at all. I am interested to see if other dogs react
>like mine did.
I add pure canned pumpkin, 24/7 to my bird's/dog's food, for the vitamin A
content. http://theaviary.com/vitamina.shtml
Article on carbohydrates.
http://www.holisticbirds.com/Hbn02/...es/feeding5.htm
Food pyramid for parrots.
http://www.holisticbirds.com/Hbn02/...ges/foodpp5.htm
Regards
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| oldmolly |
"Toucanldy" <toucanldy@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031006123733.09867.00000297@mb-m25.aol.com...
>
> >From: "oldmolly" oldmolly1@ntlworld.com
>
> >I have been toying with new feed supplementing.As I keep poultry, I have
> >sacks of grain to feed them with. This morning, after an overnight soak,
I
> >boiled up a pan of maize. Offered it still warm, to the birds. It is a
> >success. Happened to notice that the piglets liked it, the dogs liked it,
> >the poultry liked it, and even the cats had a few mouthsfull. Hmm for a
£5
> >(25kilo) sack of maize, a lot of animals can have something different. I
> >also soak wheat and find that the birds enjoy this too.Has anyone any
idea
> >as to whether increasing the carbohydrate in the aviary birds diet, would
> >help to keep them warm in cold weather? I know oily stuff will do so, but
> >not 100% sure on what carbohydrates do.
> >I had read an article somewhere on how the parrots in Londoon zoo were
fed
> >during the war years when virtually no sunflower and nuts etc were being
> >imported and anything that managed to get in, had to be given to
> >humans.Apparently, not only did all the birds survive, but they were
fitter
> >and better feathered than ever.
> > And slightly off topic, I boiled up some chopped pumpkin for the birds
and
> >piglets. Put down a plate for the piglets, only to find the dogs all
piled
> >in and scoffed the lot like it was mannah from heaven. If I had put down
> >best steak, they couldn't have been more enthusiastic. Anyone with dogs
here
> >care to give it a try and let me know if their dogs react the same way?
> >Mine are normally fed a complete diet with table scraps. The pumpkin
didn't
> >upset their digestion at all. I am interested to see if other dogs react
> >like mine did.
>
> I add pure canned pumpkin, 24/7 to my bird's/dog's food, for the vitamin A
> content. http://theaviary.com/vitamina.shtml
> Article on carbohydrates.
> http://www.holisticbirds.com/Hbn02/...es/feeding5.htm
> Food pyramid for parrots.
> http://www.holisticbirds.com/Hbn02/...ges/foodpp5.htm
>
> Regards
Excellent and informative websites, thanks tcl :0)
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