Chicken won't eat scratch

[Stacey91]

Hello. We have four chickens. We got them as babies and have had them for about a year. They used to eat scratch and pellets. They free range in the garden and currently have a massive patch of just soil to play in all day. They get a few meal worms a day. Recently they have stopped touching the scratch and pellets, not sure if they are getting enough from free ranging?

 

[Stacey91]

When I say scratch, I actually mean layers.

 

[ShinShien]

Are they molting? Mine have started molting, and they appear to eat less-and-less of their commercial feed every day. They do, however, have access to a large backyard, so yours and mine may be filling up on what nature provides.

 

[Chris09]

Hello. We have four chickens. We got them as babies and have had them for about a year. They used to eat scratch and pellets. They free range in the garden and currently have a massive patch of just soil to play in all day. They get a few meal worms a day. Recently they have stopped touching the scratch and pellets, not sure if they are getting enough from free ranging?

Quote: When I say scratch, I actually mean layers.

Are they getting a layer and a pellet?
If so, what is the pellet you are feeding?

 

[WhiteLeghorn2]

When I say scratch, I actually mean layers.

Just so you know, scratch is a mixture of grains and corn used as a treat. Layer feed is not scratch. Layer feed is a commercial chicken feed made with extra calcium to help laying hens lay their eggs. Scratch is something completely different.