Crumbles vs. Pellets

[chickenlips1954]

I've fed my girls crumbles for a couple of years, but it seems like they waste so much of it. Would it be better to switch to pellets and if I do would they adjust to eating their food in a larger form?

 

[ranchhand]

I switched mine over abruptly, when I realized how much they were wasting- no problems at all.

Another helpful hint- get the feeder raised up a few inches, that way they can't scratch it out all over the place!

 

[thechickenchick]

I prefer to feed pellets for that reason. They seem to go through it (crumble)so much faster. I have found its just that they make a bigger mess of it and so much gets wasted. There are times when our feed store is out of pellets and theyy have to eat the crumble. They don't seem to have any trouble adjusting to the size.

Edited because I am so tired it doesnt even make sense to me!!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Mine adjusted quickly. They will eat anything if they get hungry enough. I just switched cold turkey and they were all fine. They waste A LOT less too!

 

[klf73]

hmmm,
I switched mine to pellets and they ended up going to the neighbors yard

. They were digging up next door so I had to switch back to crumbles

 

[william9792]

you can also use gutters like on a house, (in two foot section) close both ends and get the one with a lip for a feeder and that will cut down on waste. i did that and mounted it a foot high on the wall and it makes feed last 2x as long an they still eat all the time

 

[chickenlips1954]

Thank you so much for your help. Tomorrow I'm off to get pellets now instead of crumbles. The feeders are off the ground, hanging from chains at their back levels, so I'd thought that would have prevented wasting their food, but they thought differently! Lets see if this spoils their little game and saves me money!

 

[minna]

A friend of mine showed me who he does it. He hangs the feeder about 4 inches off the ground and then puts something like a garbage can lid upside down, underneath it. It catches what they drop or scratch out. I'm sure a lot still gets wasted, but not as much.

 

[wings]

If you have trouble with chicken bordem, crumble is better because it takes longer to eat. I use it, and whatever falls on the ground I fluff up with a shovel, and they are entertained by scratching in it.

 

[gritsar]

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Same here.