Another question. Heehee.

[Cheri]

How many times should I feed the cockerals outside? I feed them early in the morning (hoping to hear one crow) and they act like they are starving! should I feed them at night before we go to bed?

 

[allen wranch]

You should have food available for them 24/7. Unless they are meat birds, they will not overeat.

 

[Cheri]

When I did that, they wasted a lot of food. I got them a feeder. I also go get them weeds and worms and stuff. (not all the time but as a snack). Ok I will make sure they have it all the time. We are working on getting the coop into the garden so they can finally get out in the yard. I have 3 big dogs that Im scared to let near my chickens so I have to reinforce the fence.


ps. What are meat birds?

 

[allen wranch]

Meat birds are Cornish or Cornish Crosses that are raised for eating. They reach their optium weight at around 6 weeks old. If you do not restrict their food they will eat themselves to death (they get heart and other problems associated with weight).

 

[Newchickenmom&kids]

Cheri: Raising the feeder up higher should help decrease waste. Make then the same height as the smallest ones back.

 

[cookinmom]

Cheri, since I got mine a hanging feeder, there has been 0 waste. None. I laughed at Hot Rod the other day; she was trying to stick her foot up in there to scratch the food, but it kept swinging away from her.

 

[Cheri]

Ok I will check into that. I have now cut my flock down by four. I found homes for 4 cockerals. I kept two possibly three. Im still not sure what that one is.

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Aha. I just got RIR's Ancona's and one Leghorn.