Chickens won’t eat

[Sisters chickens]

I switched my girls off of their chick feed and started feeding them fodder. They will not eat it, I’ve mixed some of their old chick feed in it so they would try it but they just don’t eat. What should I do?

 

[sylviethecochin]

What is fodder?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How long ago did you make the switch? Do they have grit? How old are they?

Edit: typo, sigh.

 

[Sisters chickens]

What is fodder?

Fodder is a type of grass like feed grown from seed I grow mine from barley which is what most people who use fodder use.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I feed fodder in the winter to keep my eggs looking and tasting great but they also have regular feed to eat if they want. It takes a few days before they will try something new so they will eat it will just take some time. Also I would keep some regular feed out for them to eat as fodder doesn’t have everything they need in it to stay healthy. You also need to have grit out for them eating anything other than regular chicken feed.