Recipe for Bran Mash

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I have found this 'recipe' is great for pigs old and young alike, as well as the sick and ailing! It can cause weight gain, so be careful how often you give it, but it's been a hit with my lot (and I do have thirty of the pickiest, fussiest pigs ever) so hopefully all of yours will enjoy this too.

You will need:
1 bag of bran (find it at a health food store)
Boiling water
Porridge oats
Vegetables of your choice

Use either a clean bucket or a big dish! Pour the bran in and add water. Keep adding water slowly until you have a thick, porridge-like consistency. If you go over the top with water, just add more bran! Next, add the porridge oats (this is optional, but my pigs prefer it) and stir them in. You can add chopped or grated vegetables to add flavour. I usually grate carrots finely and add them. You need a fairly 'hard' fruit or veg for that to work - something like tomato wouldn't work but I've also used apples and beetroot too.
Leave to cool, then serve! You can give this slightly warmed in the winter, or make it nice and cold for the summer :)
 
Tracy thankyou xx>>>xx>>>xx>>>
Having had an aged piggie (Duke x)) i know that any recipe for weight gain and health issues is a godsend!
 
Glynis said:
Tracy thankyou xx>>>xx>>>xx>>>
Having had an aged piggie (Duke x)) i know that any recipe for weight gain and health issues is a godsend!
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Hopefully your older man Duke will enjoy his bran mash. If you use the beetroot and porridge oats with it you'll hopefully see brilliant results. Good luck :):)
 
Tracyxx, Thank you for this recipe. My 8 year 8 month old guinea pig will be sure to love it. She has lost a bit of weight and has no front teeth to chew down veggies so this sounds fantastic. Thank you again.
 
Thank you, thank you Tracy. I am going to try this tonight after work.

Couple of questions though:-

Should I just mix a big cereal bowl of bran, (btw, it is wholewheat), just to try, as Daisy may not like it?

How much of the oats would you suggest I add, going on the bowl size? (Sorry for qu's, just want to make sure I get it right).

I hope this works, sounds yummy to me.

Thank you.

PS. I read you mentioned Beetroot.....do you mean the jar kind or the type you boil yourself or shouldn't I be worrying about that and just stick to adding some grated carrot and apple?
 
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Monkeynutz said:
PS. I read you mentioned Beetroot.....do you mean the jar kind or the type you boil yourself or shouldn't I be worrying about that and just stick to adding some grated carrot and apple?
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Just in case Tracy doesn't get a chance to get back to you this afternoon, before you give this a go....guinea pigs shouldn't eat cooked beetroot and definitely not the pickled stuff - they should only have plain raw beetroot (but never the leaves as they're poisonous to piggies).

I've not made this porridge myself (but plan to!) and Tracy will know best but I would've thought that the precise quantities of bran and oats won't matter too much, as either of these can be used on their own to make a similar type of porridge....so I'm guessing that, as long as it doesn't end up too watery, the exact mix of dry ingredients isn't too important :)

Btw I've seen Tracy strongly recommend barley rings for weight gain too, so they might be great for your poorly Daisy, if she can manage a nibble. See this thread:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=46789
 
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