Chicken food

[intrigue899]

i have not. We’ve been spending top dollar on non gmo but they shovel out more than they eat.

I’ll attach a pic of the feeder. We had another flock and they never wasted food like the ones we have now. Was looking to find a brand other people use with success.

 

[Unsworth]

I tried Kalmbach feed and the chickens seem to like it. I use a Grandpa's Feeder. The chickens step on a platform to open the lid to have access to the feed. When they step off of it closes the lid. I wasn't sure if it would work but I am glad I got it now. The birds got used to it and learned how to get the feed. It is designed for them to not waste the food. I got the feeder because I had a heavy wild bird problem as they were eating a lot of chicken feed. That problem was eliminated.

 

[intrigue899]

I tried Kalmbach feed and the chickens seem to like it. I use a Grandpa's Feeder. The chickens step on a platform to open the lid to have access to the feed. When they step off of it closes the lid. I wasn't sure if it would work but I am glad I got it now. The birds got used to it and learned how to get the feed. It is designed for them to not waste the food. I got the feeder because I had a heavy wild bird problem as they were eating a lot of chicken feed. That problem was eliminated.

Thank you- I will check that out!!

 

[Wormhunter]

What do you feed your chickens? I find that no matter what layer pellets we use they shovel it out all over the coop. They love salad but I don’t think it’s good all the time. Hard to please chickens.

 

[Wormhunter]

I tried Kalmbach feed and the chickens seem to like it. I use a Grandpa's Feeder. The chickens step on a platform to open the lid to have access to the feed. When they step off of it closes the lid. I wasn't sure if it would work but I am glad I got it now. The birds got used to it and learned how to get the feed. It is designed for them to not waste the food. I got the feeder because I had a heavy wild bird problem as they were eating a lot of chicken feed. That problem was eliminated.

I had this issue so I crumbled a few pellets smaller and also crumbled a couple of meal worms and mixed them in, the layer pellets are now the ‘first’ thing my 8 very fussy girls go to eat when I let them out of their coop first thing in the morning, no meal worms or crumbling needed now, it took just a week !

 

[ackie]

I feed layer pellets. I cant imagine your birds being able to effectively scatter feed from that feeder though. Sometimes I have to remind myself that chickens will be chickens and they're going to eat stuff off the ground no matter how hard you try to avoid it. As long as food isnt rotting, I personally wouldnt be too worried.

 

[intrigue899]

I feed layer pellets. I cant imagine your birds being able to effectively scatter feed from that feeder though. Sometimes I have to remind myself that chickens will be chickens and they're going to eat stuff off the ground no matter how hard you try to avoid it. As long as food isnt rotting, I personally wouldnt be too worried.

They shovel it out and don’t eat it- that’s the problem. I think they are high maintenance - lol!! They want me to feed them vegs and fruit.

 

[ackie]

They shovel it out and don’t eat it- that’s the problem. I think they are high maintenance - lol!! They want me to feed them vegs and fruit.

That's ridiculous. It sounds bad, but my instinct is to say - if you hold out, theyll eventually get hungry enough to actually eat the feed.

 

[Caterpillars]

I 'tricked' my birds into new food by making the new food into mash. It's not a treat but they don't know that.