...in a pinch

[Slev]

I just got back from Rural King. I found some baby chicks tonight and we put them in a cage, but of course we didn't have any chick starter, so off i had to go to the store tonight. So I got to thinking of the number of times I've been in a pinch and had to break and run to go get some form of food, so I took an empty coffee can and filled it and I'm leaving it on the porch, along with a can of milk replacer, corn and anything else I can find. I figure, even if the can of food goes bad, it's worth waisting a little to try to ensure always having some on hand, ....when you need it in a pinch!

So what does everyone else do for in a pinch type things?

[rwinsouthla]

Grits for chicks

[marvella]

corn meal. alaways got plenty of it around. it'll feed chicks, pigs, goats. mix it up into a thick dough to feed dogs. it'll keep body and soul together until i can get to town the next day. or two.

[susieM]

Breadcrumbs. NEVER dry couscous....it swells up inside and kills them.....I learned the hard way....why didn't I remember cornmeal?

[Jena]

Ground corn can feed almost anything. Cheap cans of tuna can feed the rest.

Milk replacer...Whole milk, Karo Syrup and egg yolk has worked for many a critter.

Jena

[ozark_jewels]

For chicks......oat groats, cornmeal and grits.

[Mid Tn Mama]

chopped up hard boiled eggs for chicks.