Chickens Won't Eat Corn or Milo

[FrostRanger]

Impeckables 10lbs bags of scratch are sold at TSC.

10lbs is still entirely too much, I brought a bag and still had 80% of it a year later. I'd need 1-2lbs at most. I only have 7 birds who get treats infrequently

 

[Debbie292d]

10lbs is still entirely too much, I brought a bag and still had 80% of it a year later. I'd need 1-2lbs at most. I only have 7 birds who get treats infrequently

Wow, nice! Compared to here, I just ordered another 50 lb bag of ours lol. It comes auto-ship from Chewy every three weeks, but we ran out. A few handfuls to every pen of four/five chickens, plus all the growout pens, main coop, and ducks, it goes fast! We have around 50 silkies over 5 months old. Since it's actually feed, I guess I'm a little generous. Otherwise, I'd be pretty stingy on it.

 

[MysteryChicken]

10lbs is still entirely too much, I brought a bag and still had 80% of it a year later. I'd need 1-2lbs at most. I only have 7 birds who get treats infrequently

Unfortunately I haven't seen bags any less then 10lbs.

 

[tlcmurphy]

The only place I can get Kalmbach's has a mold problem in warehouse. Ty, tho!!!

I order it from Chewy.

 

[FrostRanger]

Wow, nice! Compared to here, I just ordered another 50 lb bag of ours lol. It comes auto-ship from Chewy every three weeks, but we ran out. A few handfuls to every pen of four/five chickens, plus all the growout pens, main coop, and ducks, it goes fast! We have around 50 silkies over 5 months old. Since it's actually feed, I guess I'm a little generous. Otherwise, I'd be pretty stingy on it.

I've resorted to just using cat food. They only get half a handful a few times a month at most (mainly if I need to round them up). Between my 2 cats and the several stray and ferals I feed, it gets used up regardless

Now if I could be as good at restricting treats for myself, I'd certainly be better for it xD

 

[kattabelly]

10lbs is still entirely too much, I brought a bag and still had 80% of it a year later. I'd need 1-2lbs at most. I only have 7 birds who get treats infrequently

Have you tried looking for smaller bags sold as wild bird food, or even just getting something sold as human food? I wouldn't think the higher cost would be that much of an issue with those amounts.

 

[FrostRanger]

Have you tried looking for smaller bags sold as wild bird food, or even just getting something sold as human food? I wouldn't think the higher cost would be that much of an issue with those amounts.

Eh, it's not a big deal. I always have cat food on hand anyways and they only rarely get treats

Hmm, come to think of it I still have most of a tiny bag of meal worms somewhere from last year..... Yeah, I really don't give them extras that often

 

[LER23]

Asking the wrong question. Ask why you would feed scratch and harm your birds.

can you explain why feeding scratch is bad for birds? I have never heard this before and am curious.

 

[RottnEggs]

We buy Kalmbach's Henhouse Reserve for scratch. It's actually a layer feed but they waste too much when I fed to them as feed. We have them on Kalmbach's Flock Maker, an all-flock that they don't waste so much, but sure love this for scratch!

I do the same. Mine don’t like the pellets in the Reserve but they love everything else!

 

[FrostRanger]

can you explain why feeding scratch is bad for birds? I have never heard this before and am curious.

Scratch is a treat rather than a complete feed, too much can cause obesity and nutritional imbalances. If you do feed scratch it needs to be less than 10% of their diet (along with whatever other treats they get) but they can also live without it just fine