Chickens have suddenly stopped eating?

[barred2rock]

I ferment my feed, had the same "problem" with my 5 Wynadottes eating way less to the point of not eating. I panicked, thought the FF was bad so dumped it and started a new batch, still they weren't interested. Started giving them more MW & bought scratch for them, they ate but not that interested. It lasted for what seemed like forever but then they started eating again

I now believe it's the increase in temps as in your case. Yours are getting bugs which are juicy & protein. Make sure they have fresh clean water, offer FF in smaller feedings & maybe some fresh cool veggies/fruits.

Keep an eye on them but once they adjust to the weather change, I'm sure they'll be back to eating, maybe not as much as when it was cooler. They sure know how to throw us into a real panic

Thank you, this helps me relax a bit. I've literally been worried that I'm killing my chickens .

I picked up some alfalfa pellets today. They're currently soaking, I'll see if they'll eat it in the morning. Tried to give it to them dry, but it's too compact for them to eat.

Thanks again for helping me relax!

Edited: typos (don't mean to be an "edit Nazi")

 

[ChickNanny13]

Welcome & hope it all works out. Just keep a close eye & try keeping them cool.