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The eating too much 'treats' thing is managed by them only having a small amount of treats in the afternoon just about an hour before they go to roost. But this is a journey for us with our girls as we are new to having chickens. This thread wasn't so much about what and when our chickens...

Taking in to account what people have said I'm going to try and find something to auto feed treats. Possibly veg etc at a set time. The trouble with the girls is they will eat the green and veg before eating layers pellets which leads them to then randomly lau soft shell eggs outside in the...

The main source of feed is layers pellets which are permanently in their run at all times. Along with two water feeders (they sometimes knock one over) I should have mentioned we use a handful or so of corn in the evenings as their treat and also to aid their body temps overnight in the colder...

Does anyone have any ideas for auto feeding chickens corn in the evenings? It's that time of year when the chickens get up after I leave for work but also get back to bed before I get home. Im wondering if like with cats/dogs there is some sort of setup I can use to auto feed them corn at a set...

Thank you all for your kind words and comments with links and ideas etc. I really enjoyed reading them all. I had sort of forgotten I had signed up to the site and ill be sure to mark the emails from BYC as not spam in my email! :doh:

Thanks both. I was 100% sure I was right and I mentioned it to my wife expecting her to just confirm it but she suggested I was wrong. And was so convincing that I think I started to believe her. Thank you again for putting my mind at ease.

I think I already know the answer but speaking to the wife the other night she has totally confused me if I am honest. Basically we have a chickenguard which is working off a timer. Cant use the lux sensor as the actual chickenguard unit is under a covered roof so closes too early. Anyway its...

Thanks for the welcome. I did want to build the coop myself but time was a factor as the hens had been living in a small borrowed coop I had. So we ended up just biting the bullet and having it built for us. We plan to construct an outdoor extension for the girls in the next few months and then...

Hi, I have been a long time lurker of this forum and have gained some valuable information from a lot of posts on here. I know I have very little of my own information to give but what I do know I am happy to share. I am UK based in Wales and have 4 hens. They are called: Stella Brenda Ginger...