Chickens not eating pellets

[Kdinger85]

I have a 50lb bag of pellets my flock won't touch. Can I grind it up? Can I use a blender or would I need something else?

 

[sdm111]

They'll eat it when hungry enough and if they truly starve with food available, maybe it's for the best

 

[Poultrybonkers]

If your offering other foods or the pellets is mixed in then stop with all that for the time being until they eat it you can soften it to start with if they never had it they might not know its food

 

[Kdinger85]

They'll eat it when hungry enough and if they truly starve with food available, maybe it's for the best

I have it in a feeder. Should I switch to feeding a different way?

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I have it in a feeder. Should I switch to feeding a different way?

Try putting it in a bowl, mixed with water and made into a mash.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

My chickens don’t eat pellets, I tried everything, switching the brand, put some water in it, ferment it, put other stuff ( cottage cheese ) in it, they don’t touch the stuff! The 2 times I gave them nothing but, after 3 Days of fasting, they started pulling each others feather out, after the 2. experiment failed that miserably, I just let them be …. Maybe they are smarter than we, and know it’s not good for them?! Anyway, since I have 10 and 9 year old hens which still lay over 30 eggs in spring, maybe it’s ok not to feed them pellets …

 

[Kdinger85]

Try putting it in a bowl, mixed with water and made into a mash.

Thank you. I will try that. I've not done a mash before.

 

[McChooky]

I ferment it so they don't know what they're eating.They hate pellets.

 

[Kdinger85]

My chickens don’t eat pellets, I tried everything, switching the brand, put some water in it, ferment it, put other stuff ( cottage cheese ) in it, they don’t touch the stuff! The 2 times I gave them nothing but, after 3 Days of fasting, they started pulling each others feather out, after the 2. experiment failed that miserably, I just let them be …. Maybe they are smarter than we, and know it’s not good for them?! Anyway, since I have 10 and 9 year old hens which still lay over 30 eggs in spring, maybe it’s ok not to feed them pellets …

My hen (8.5 month old black orpington) just started laying 30 Nov so I know they are eating. I just don't want to waste it if I can get them to eat it. Especially with cost of feed.

 

[McChooky]

Try putting it in a bowl, mixed with water and made into a mash.

X2!