Change in eating habits in winter

[Yuki]

Amazing news everyone she ate a fair amount of boss before bed and everyone is more active the temp went up to 15 Acre4me hope ur gals are warm and sorry to hear that it's so cold and northern flights good luck to your gals thank you so much for the advice

 

[Farmgirl1878]

I made a hot mash of Nutrena All Flock, a small handful of mealworms, and eight scrambled eggs for my fourteen pullets and one cockerel this morning and they scarfed it all down in seconds! I was shocked at how quickly (and quietly) they ate it... Our weather has taken a nose dive out here in Southern Ohio too and I noticed that they’ve been eating like stevedores and drinking more water than usual. But that’s because they are tiny food-fueled furnaces wrapped in down coats!

 

[Yuki]

That is so true good luck with your girls hope they study warm and do u eat your pullets

 

[Farmgirl1878]

Hi Yuki, so far, they seem to be doing well in the cold. They’re getting bored with being confined to the coop and run for most of the day tho. I usually let them out three or four times during the day, but it’s been so cold, I didn’t want anyone getting wet.

We eat the eggs, but not the chickens. They’re more like pets that poop breakfast!

 

[Yuki]

That is good to hear Oh try putting or making a rope veggie holder chicken swing places to hide and veggie ball holders even sticks or just using a peck and play chicken ball are a great way for winter Bordem busters my hens don't free ranger because of predators even having dust concrete gravel mix on the ground of coop is another source for gritand a good mental simulator even hiding treats is a good Bordem buster its great to hear that they are pets my hens are the same for me

these aremy gals the wynoite in the right corner passed away last summer

Hi Yuki, so far, they seem to be doing well in the cold. They’re getting bored with being confined to the coop and run for most of the day tho. I usually let them out three or four times during the day, but it’s been so cold, I didn’t want anyone getting wet.

We eat the eggs, but not the chickens. They’re more like pets that poop breakfast!

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[Farmgirl1878]

Yep, they’ve got a flock block, some new roosts (I move them around and switch them out occasionally), and I put their chow and a little scratch in a water bottle with holes in it. Plus I go out and just sit with them a few times a day. They’re not picking on each other much.

 

[Yuki]

Why not trying adding in a bell it also is good for simulation its good to hear Ur hens once and a while are ur kids snowed in to sorry if I'm assuming things

 

[Farmgirl1878]

I like the bell idea!! Might have to try that!

 

[Yuki]

I like the bell idea!! Might have to try that!

That's what the peck and play ball has inside either that or toy keyboard fortoddlers the sound is entising for hens just make sure is hen safe I'm glad u like the idea