Can you freeze chicken food?

[Chicken_Little_AGray]

Hey friends, I’m a first time chicken owner in Arizona. It has been reaching 80°+ this week, and my chickens have started panting. I was wondering if I could put water in their food, mash it, then put it in the fridge or freezer. I used to do this when they were chicks, but I never refrigerated or froze it. I’m thinking it could be a good treat idea.

Also, any tips for the heat would he awesome.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Also, any tips for the heat would he awesome.

I'm not sure about the feed question, but here's a few articles on keeping chickens cool:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/top-ways-to-keep-your-chickens-cool-in-summer.76731/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...mer-tips-for-a-happy-and-healthy-flock.78663/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...feathered-friends-cool-and-comfortable.78653/

Good luck!

 

[NatJ]

Hey friends, I’m a first time chicken owner in Arizona. It has been reaching 80°+ this week, and my chickens have started panting. I was wondering if I could put water in their food, mash it, then put it in the fridge or freezer. I used to do this when they were chicks, but I never refrigerated or froze it. I’m thinking it could be a good treat idea.

Also, any tips for the heat would he awesome.

If the wet food freezes into a solid block, the chickens will not be able to eat it. So I would not recommend freezing it.

Refrigerating should not cause any problems, although it is probably easier to just mix the dry food with cold water and skip the refrigerator step.

 

[Ridgerunner]

If you wet the food only mix enough that they can clean up in a reasonable time. You don't want it to go moldy. But a lot of people make a wet mash out of their feed.