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Post by Bexi87 on Mar 22, 2017 21:29:36 GMT
Started planning my rat rations order ready for payday - just a mere £50 + postage  Blackcurrant & Dandelion Leaf Mix Calendula (Marigold) Flowers Chamomile Flowers - Dried Cornflowers - Premium Grade Echinacea Lemon Balm - Dried leaves Nettle & Birch Leaf Parsley Stalks Plantain Raspberry Leaves Red Clover Blossoms Degu Seed Mix Caraway Celery Chia Linseed Niger I might end up caving in and buying it on the credit card rather than wait another week to order it! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 22:21:59 GMT
Ooh I've not ordered a few of those things.
Never ordered cornflowers, red clover blossoms, caraway, celery, chia or linseed or niger!
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Post by savvy on Mar 23, 2017 0:11:55 GMT
Tried mine with cornflowers, they hated them!
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Post by ntg on Mar 23, 2017 10:25:38 GMT
Mine always loved fresh cornflowers but they wouldn't touch them dried unless they were the only thing left for some reason.
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Post by savvy on Mar 23, 2017 12:03:57 GMT
Just to give you all a heads up.
My ratrations order arrived today with a little note.
They are offering a reduced level of service from March 31st to April 20th 2017 due to staff holidays.
So if you need to order, get in it in plenty of time so you don't run out.
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Post by Bexi87 on Mar 30, 2017 9:12:20 GMT
Just had a text to say my ratrations delivery has arrived. So excited to get home!
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Post by Bexi87 on Mar 30, 2017 20:21:13 GMT
I was like a kid at Christmas when I got home to this  Safe to say I'm going to have some very happy girls tomorrow. It smells amazing  |
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 31, 2017 9:56:48 GMT
Looks great  |
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 31, 2017 17:31:37 GMT
WOW!! AWESOME!!
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Post by winic1 on Apr 2, 2017 21:55:45 GMT
I just found a flower and herb mix, in a local store, purely by accident. Not intended for housepets--it's CHICKEN TREAT MIX. yes, was roaming a local garden and feed store (Agway, for my fellow Americans) and at the end of the aisle of chicken feed, feeders, fencing, etc, was this bag of flowers and herbs mix! Very expensive way to get it, but for a first try of many of these items, we thought this was the way to go before placing a big order. My guys lived in a shelter for almost two years and obviously never had anything but hay and pellets, as they won't even touch fresh grass, and have rejected the leaves and things I did manage to have on hand. Put a bowl in, and they dug right in! Nervously, dove in and started chewing, then darted back while another dove in, as if they weren't sure they should be doing that, but it looks like a great success. Will see what they do and don't eat, and then I know what to order in bigger quantities.   |
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Post by zenaida on Apr 3, 2017 0:29:41 GMT
Great info winic1! I googled their product... it is for nesting? Not consumption in chickens? I'm sure it is fine since it is organic, but that surprised me.
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Post by winic1 on Apr 3, 2017 1:51:40 GMT
I didn't even notice that. The ingredients are just organic flowers and herbs, nothing else. It smells great. Almost too strong when you first open the bag. My guys have eaten much of what I gave them, then buried one bowl, I used a small, very low bowl and it's completely buried in a pile of chips. Guess they're saving that for later? Silly goos.
Wonder why chickens need smelly herbs and dried flowers in their nests. Keeps bugs away? Will have to ask my neighbor, she keeps chickens.
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Post by zenaida on Apr 3, 2017 2:04:04 GMT
I looked at the reviews on amazon. It seems they use a very small amount (one tsp) in the area they desire the chickens to nest (drop eggs) in. I guess the odor is attractive to the chickens? It probably is part of why it is so expensive, only needs application like once a week.
My mom also keeps chickens; I know she has found eggs in WEIRD places before. Actually there is a story (that I don't recall) of me holding a chicken when it suddenly decided now would be the time to "drop a big one" right on the kitchen floor. The more I think of it, the more beneficial this stuff sounds to chickens if it does what it says.
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Post by winic1 on Apr 3, 2017 3:25:32 GMT
Well, the degus seem to like it indeed, and these guys like very little besides hay, pellets, rose petals, bird seed mix, and some green, hay-based but not exactly good for them cheerio-like treats. So, while buying this particular stuff is too expensive, as a first experiment in whether they would like better forage if I bought it, it is a success. I've tried giving them some other dried flowers and leaves that I did myself, and they weren't interested. Wonder if it's the smelly herbs that are attracting them to it? That would be easy--dry my own hibiscus flowers and dandelion leaves, but store them in with some mint and thyme or whatever, to smelly them up.
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 3, 2017 14:24:42 GMT
Looks like a good find Have copied over the original post to the USA links thread. |
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Post by degulover21 on Apr 19, 2017 18:46:28 GMT
 List of what I've got Degu exqusite Chicory&dandelion root mix from for degus Rose petals Marigold flowers(calendula) Lemon balm cut plant Wild flower meadow Corn flower blossoms Raspberry leaf Blackberry leaves Nettle&birch leaf mix Herb garden-BM blossom mixture And 1kg of degu seed mix Can someone please help me? With what I can give daily, treat wise etc and are they all safe for degus, thanks em for the help |
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Post by Bexi87 on Apr 19, 2017 19:03:35 GMT
I mixed all of mine (except seeds) together in a plastic tub and they get a handful each per day.
The seeds are in a separate tub and they get a teaspoon per goo per day 😊
Were you excited when it arrived? I was!
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Post by degulover21 on Apr 19, 2017 19:06:47 GMT
Yes they smell 😊 lovely, are they all ok to give daily etc need help
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Post by Bexi87 on Apr 19, 2017 19:41:11 GMT
I think they are fine to be given daily, although if they haven't had any of them before you need to gradually build it up, just like any other new food.
Do you have a big tub you can put them in? It makes it a lot easier if it's mixed together (well I find it does)
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 19, 2017 19:48:01 GMT
All the plants and flowers look like ones you can feed unlimited. Your girls are used to forage so I don't think you even need to try anything gradually really.
The roots should be fairly small pieces at a time. And the seeds are a max of 1tsp per degu per day.
I would keep the forage in separate bags while you try each one so you can work out which they like so you know what to buy again. But after that you can mix all the leaf ones together, and mix all the flower ones together, but keep the leaves separate from the flowers.
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