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Here is our recipe for oat and wheat treats

1. Soak the wheat for 12-24 hours in hot water. It begins to sprout and softens.
2. Rinse the wheat.
3. Mix the oats and the wheat germ or cod liver oil in a bowl. The oats absorb the oil so Silkie beards stay clean. Glenda Heywood says do not use the two kinds of oil together.
4. Add the vitamins and electrolytes.
5. Sprinkle a layer of granite grit on top of the mixture.
6. Sprinkle a layer of crushed oyster shell on top of the mixture.
7. Only once every week or two add the lactobacillus.
8. Mix.
9. Add whole wheat.
10. Mix.
11. Fight off the flock as you dole out the treats. I fill the feed troughs about 1/3 to 1/2 full.

If a group of birds has a hen laying soft shelled eggs do the following twice in 3 days.

1. Follow the above directions but do not add the wheat.
2. Separate enough mixture to half fill one of the feed troughs.
3. Add two teaspoons Nekton MSA to the mixture.
4. Mix.
5. If you see Nekton MSA powder in the bottom of the bowl, add wheat germ or cod liver oil until the powder sticks to the oats.
6. Add whole wheat until you have enough to fill a feed trough.
7. Divide into two feed troughs so all the birds can feed at once.
8. Stand back and watch your little buddies eat.

I get Lake's Lactobacillus at Lake's Unlimited 800-634-2473. I get the Nekton MSA powder at Doctors Foster & Smith. 800-381-7179

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