Oats?

[Polypea]

Hello

I was just wondering if it is ok to give my piggies oats, as in porridge oats?

What I was thinking of doing was mixing a little in with their pellets, dry oats though not made into porridge, would this be ok or is it a no-no?

Thanks

 

[Wiebke]

Piggies can eat oats, but be aware that they are fattening and should only be given to help bulk up a piggy after an illness or when they are overwintering outside and could do with extra calories.

I would not recommend starchy food as part of a regular, good diet; but you can give a little as an occasional treat.

 

[LesaC]

I feed them a few times a week but only in Winter as my piggys are outside in hutches and a shed. I tend to think of them as warm and nutrtious for humans in winter so why not for the piggys in winter.

 

[nutmeg]

What everyone else said, plus, they can be made up into porridge using goats milk to help bubs along if they need some help. xx

 

[Tracyxx]

Mine have lost weight over winter so I'm giving them porridge oats with their dry food every 2-3 days

 

[Deb H]

I very occasionally on bitterly cold mornings make them porridge with water, the girls are not fussed but the boys like it.