Hen food

[Clubber1234]

Thanks for your help

 

[Kiki]

What size is your scoop?
Can you post a photo of it please.

Two scoops doesn't sound like enough feed for that many birds.

 

[Clubber1234]

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[Grits&Eggs]

I use a gravity-fed PVC feeder

agree - built this and cover it nightly, works like a charm, they have taken to shaking their heads and making a small mess/pile around the feeder, but they dig and scratch and eventually eat it from the mulch.

 

[Acre4Me]

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Yup, they probably just need more feed per day! With 23 birds, producing eggs, then try 4 -5 scoops , putting at least half that into a feed container so it can be removed if not eaten.

 

[aart]

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Need something in photo to give scale...like a dollar bill.

Agrees a feeder would be much better, they need to have access to feed and water every hour they are awake.

 

[Clubber1234]

Yup, they probably just need more feed per day! With 23 birds, producing eggs, then try 4 -5 scoops , putting at least half that into a feed container so it can be removed if not eaten.

Ok thank you I'll do that!

 

[Kiki]

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About how many cups does this hold? Sorry...its hard to tell from the picture. Can you measure how many cups one scoop holds?

 

[Clubber1234]

3 and a half.

 

[Kiki]

I did an experiment once with my particular feed.
It was close to 3/4 of a measuring cup that I needed to feed each chicken, so my point is if this scoop doesn't hold close to 8-10 cups of feed you are not feeding enough feed.