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Thanks for all the info. Do you give grit? I put some out recently to see if they would take it. It took them a week to eat maybe a cup and a half. For 50 chickens, that seems like not much grit per chicken. I've read many people think they get enough grit from the ground, always being on fresh...

I've just kept feed available at all times in two 30lb feeders, so I felt like I couldn't let it get wet because it might not get eaten right away. How do you judge how much to give them each day if you want it to be gone that day? Just trial and error? If it's raining all day, like yesterday...

Do you just put the trough feeders outside? What do you do when it rains? Do you worry about them pooping in the food, cleaning feeders constantly? I wanted to do trough feeders because I could build them with scrap, but I'm new at this and was scarred of the food getting wet. I thought they...

Thanks for the info, what do you kind of feeders do you feed with? I'm using two 30lb hanging feeders inside the shelter. This works well with little waste, but feeding them outside would be easier for me, and give the chickens more room, which they could probably use. Also, My chickens have...

Thanks for posting your FR experience. I have 50 6 weeks olds now. I'm also raising them in electric netting. I built an a-frame out of 2x4 and put tyvek house wrap over it as a roof. I was just wondering what kind of shelter you use on pasture. I'm doing this for the first time and just trying...