The one in my avatar? That's my Paco. I lost him a couple of years ago. Aside from being absolutely gorgeous (pictures never did do him justice,) he was and always will be my "Heart Kitty!"
It doesn't make a huge difference, but it can help. I don't know the science behind it first-hand, but the recommendation came from my farmer/ag-biology teacher sister and my ag-science-guru niece, so I trust it. Their over-simplified explanation is that corn is difficult to digest for many...
When it's especially cold at night, I add a handful or two of cracked corn to their regular feed in the evenings or I'll just scatter it late in the afternoon. Corn is a "hot" feed, so burning it produces energy. Burning it while they sleep produces heat, or at least, that's the theory.
When...