My SO is arguing with me that I feed my chickens too much. That they only need to be fed once daily , and that instead of starter , I should be feeding them scratch mixed with layer feed because thats how his friend feeds his 4 chickens -who are grown and have been laying for quite some time now. My (26) chickens have not started laying yet and I did plan to switch them to layer next month as they should be laying around then. He thinks I'm being ridiculous. I'm " spoiling farm animals and wasting money on special feed and overdoing it with the free choice feeding."
He then says "I mean you can do whatever , I just don't think its necessary. Theyre just chickens."
Thoughts?
I feed my flock Purina starter feed in 2-7lb feeders free choice , as they are just now almost 16 weeks , and occasionally throw scratch mixed with mealworms as a treat. I also give them food scraps such as fruits and veggies whenever we have leftovers.
Pics of some of my flock:
He then says "I mean you can do whatever , I just don't think its necessary. Theyre just chickens."
Thoughts?
I feed my flock Purina starter feed in 2-7lb feeders free choice , as they are just now almost 16 weeks , and occasionally throw scratch mixed with mealworms as a treat. I also give them food scraps such as fruits and veggies whenever we have leftovers.
Pics of some of my flock: