feeding whole barley

[Wolvie]

Does anyone feed whole barley without it being rolled? I wonder if you can feed it whole without simmering it overnight? Any advice would be great thank you.

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

would only feed whole barley once it was cookerd thoroughly, risk of coloic if fed whole uncooked! i do feed flaked barley as it comes, also cook into porridge for the elderly and lightweights!

 

[lisadids]

I feed my girl whole barley, she lost a lot of weight last year, but so far she's keeping the weight on with the cooked whole barley. Cooking it's not too bad, I do it twice a week and do it in a 6.5l slow cooker which was on offer -i.e. less than £20 - from Argos!

 

[mainpower]

You don't need to simmer overnight, soak it first to soften it up and then boil for around an hour. Some people do it in the microwave....

 

[eoe]

Get a jam preserve saucepan, they are massive and cook until it stops absorbing water, I always put a small handful of linseed in with it. I would never feed it uncooked.

 

[hollyandivy123]

or buy crushed barely and it turns into cooked barely porridge in about 10 min!, remember it swells a lot so a little goes a long way