Heavier bowl would help. You can also try a floating or hanging bowl above a large, flat, easily cleanable surface (like a large pot base, or the tins/"bowls" you see under hot water heaters) so what they kick out of their feed the first time they have a chance to eat the second time.
Food on the ground encourages scratching behaviors (perfectly natural and desired), but that also encourages scattered waste. They will eat some of what they have scattered, certainly not all.
and because how much they eat will vary with age, breed, quality of feed, most choose to feed ad libitum (fancy sounding latin for "as needed"), essentially food available whenever they want it - keep the bowl at least partially full at all times.
Once they have matured, the average production hen eats about 1/4# per day. Some heavier, active breeds will eat more, males and very light breed hens of lower productivity will likely eat less. Low protein/low energy feed? More. High nutritional density feed? Less.
There's a lot of variable, no answer is right for everyone, but around 1/4# per day is a good starting point in your adult bird expectations.
Food on the ground encourages scratching behaviors (perfectly natural and desired), but that also encourages scattered waste. They will eat some of what they have scattered, certainly not all.
and because how much they eat will vary with age, breed, quality of feed, most choose to feed ad libitum (fancy sounding latin for "as needed"), essentially food available whenever they want it - keep the bowl at least partially full at all times.
Once they have matured, the average production hen eats about 1/4# per day. Some heavier, active breeds will eat more, males and very light breed hens of lower productivity will likely eat less. Low protein/low energy feed? More. High nutritional density feed? Less.
There's a lot of variable, no answer is right for everyone, but around 1/4# per day is a good starting point in your adult bird expectations.
