Could the dogs be eating the chicken food? Some dogs seem to like the flavor.No visitors my dogs would eat them lol. It’s funny my Nell helped raise the chickens they are her babies though now the hens only like her through the fence.
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Could the dogs be eating the chicken food? Some dogs seem to like the flavor.No visitors my dogs would eat them lol. It’s funny my Nell helped raise the chickens they are her babies though now the hens only like her through the fence.
Their feed is kept is a red gallon bucket. No other animals or people. The girls just started laying. Funny thing is they haven’t eaten that much again. I usually only have to fill it once a day or every other day. These three are killing me . My white one keeps escaping the run and I’d let them free reign if my neighbor could control her dogs. Two of my girls were attacked last fall when they escaped.ive heightened my fence to 6 feet and my Houdini still flies out.Two gallons in two days for three chickens. Nope, their crop is not that big, they can't physically eat that much a day. Three possibilities come to mind, it may be a combination.
Tops on the list is what Mary said, visitors. Probably something big. Mice and rats aren't that big either, they can't physically hold that much so it would take a lot of them. They poop all the time too so you'd see a lot of their poop, small black pellets. It doesn't have to be a groundhog or wild animal. Goats are my first thought but sheep, cattle, or horses are possible. Maybe a flock of wild birds? And Mary, groundhogs aren't always easy. Congrats on getting that one.
This one is unlikely the sole cause, but may contribute. Waste. Unless you have one really weird feeding set-up you should see a big pile of feed if they are scraping it out. What does your feeding set-up look like?
The last is a human. It doesn't have to be a thief, it could be someone playing a practical joke. Humans usually leave no clues.
No I don’t let Nell in the run anymore the girls only like her when she’s outside now lol. They will play chase up and down run.Could the dogs be eating the chicken food? Some dogs seem to like the flavor.
Funny thing is they haven’t eaten that much again. I usually only have to fill it once a day or every other day.