Can you imagine if every fall we humans started molting just the same way hens do. All our body hair falls off, only to be replaced by brand spanking new hair. We have made the diy chicken dust bath and the diy chicken molt muffins. I am surprised that I still had not shared this homemade molt meatloaf for chickens yet.
There are many reasons why your your chickens may start molting, but the most consistent is usually the shorter days of fall. The chicken body clock knows it is time to shed old battered feathers and replace them with new ones just in time for the winter. I really don’t enjoy this period not only do the girls look ‘ugly’ their egg production is also affected.
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Here’s What You’ll Need:
- eggs
- milk
- molasses
- old-fashioned oats
- layer crumble or pellets
- wheat germ
- powdered milk
- garlic
- fresh or dried parsley
- fresh or dried sage and oregano
- ground beef
- large bowl
- small casserole pan
The first thing you have to do is to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Then you can grab the large bowl and start mixing in the ingredients. The recipe will show you the order in which you should add the them. The mixture is baked in the casserole pan for 60 minutes. Leave to cool before slicing up the meatloaf and giving it to your chickens. They really love it and go crazy every time I give them some. 🙂
You can get the full recipe and instructions on the Grit blog, here…
Molt Meatloaf
For Chickens Recipe
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