chicken feed on the ground and mold

[chickenmama109]

i have 12 chickens i let them free rang so i put there food and water out ever day they get it on the ground and then mold gets on it why does it get mold and can it kiil my chickens
and how do i geet it to stop thanks to all help

 

[PatrickRoo]

Yes, mold kills chickens. Does it rain often where you live? If chicken feed gets rained on, it will get moldy.

My recommendation is that you buy a feeder and buy a cover for it. That way your feed is protected from the rain.

 

[chickenmama109]

thank you i will get a cover for the food

 

[chickenmama109]

what do i do about the food on the ground

 

[lazy gardener]

Switch to fermented feed and it will be a non issue.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I would clean up the moldy feed and toss in garbage. Only scatter feed on dry ground and only if you are changing type of feed to ease transition, and only a small amount, what they consume in 10/15 minutes. GC

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Or maybe try hanging the feeder someplace it won't get wet so they can't scratch the food out as easily

 

[blackdog043]

You could make a no waste feeder. Do a search for no waste 5 gallon feeder.