Kubotabear
Chirping
- May 4, 2019
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My chickens have quit using their inside feeder and water.
They have a very large, secure yard they peck and scratch around in, but I think I made a mistake by throwing a couple of scoops of chicken scratch around the ground for them every day. Now it seems they won't eat anything other than the scratch. Half of that they don't eat either because they don't like the cracked corn.
I ended up mixing their layer feed and the scratch because they weren't touching the feed inside. Now I'm afraid if I don't throw some mix around a couple of times a day they won't get the proper nutrition.
They have an outside and inside waterer.
The issue is winter will be here soon and we live in a climate of freezing temps and lots of snow. I know their water won't freeze in the coop and they'll need all their feed when the snow covers the ground.
Will they go back to using the inside food and water when they get hungry/thirsty enough?
They have a very large, secure yard they peck and scratch around in, but I think I made a mistake by throwing a couple of scoops of chicken scratch around the ground for them every day. Now it seems they won't eat anything other than the scratch. Half of that they don't eat either because they don't like the cracked corn.
I ended up mixing their layer feed and the scratch because they weren't touching the feed inside. Now I'm afraid if I don't throw some mix around a couple of times a day they won't get the proper nutrition.
They have an outside and inside waterer.
The issue is winter will be here soon and we live in a climate of freezing temps and lots of snow. I know their water won't freeze in the coop and they'll need all their feed when the snow covers the ground.
Will they go back to using the inside food and water when they get hungry/thirsty enough?