Ok, so I used to feed Scratch and Peck, sometimes moist, sometimes fermented, sometimes with yogurt-you get the picture.
I want to switch to a crumble for economic reasons, but also bc it is too much work to have to always wet/ferment so they eat all the nutrient-rich powder
I tried Purina and Nutrena feeds, they really avoided them. So now I am trying Kalmbach Flock Maker. They will eat it, but they don't run to get it like the Scratch and Peck. I feel bad. Should I feel bad? Should I feed them ONLY Flock Maker and ad lib calcium as tough love so they will just learn to eat it? Should I mix in some Scratch and Peck? I'm worried they will just eat around the crumble if I do that.
What would you do, experienced chicken keepers?
PS I have 29 chickens right now, all ages, 1 being a rooster.
I want to switch to a crumble for economic reasons, but also bc it is too much work to have to always wet/ferment so they eat all the nutrient-rich powder
I tried Purina and Nutrena feeds, they really avoided them. So now I am trying Kalmbach Flock Maker. They will eat it, but they don't run to get it like the Scratch and Peck. I feel bad. Should I feel bad? Should I feed them ONLY Flock Maker and ad lib calcium as tough love so they will just learn to eat it? Should I mix in some Scratch and Peck? I'm worried they will just eat around the crumble if I do that.
What would you do, experienced chicken keepers?
PS I have 29 chickens right now, all ages, 1 being a rooster.