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How often do you feed your chickens?

  • Twice a day: Morning and Night

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • Once a day morning

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • Once a day night

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • I don't feed they find their own

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • Total voters
    5
I make a point to check on mine no less than 3 times a day. If any food or water is needed it gets filled. They never run out. I make sure there is always food and fresh water available. My checks are in the morning then sometime mid day and in the evening when it's time for them to start going to bed. When it's really hot or freezing cold it's more often. Either handing out frozen water bottles to their water or making sure it's not frozen in the winter.

I keep water bottles in my deep freezer and in the summer I hand them out in the morning, change them in the afternoon when it's the hottest then in the afternoon. At night I usually go out and retreive them and return to the freezer after a rinse.
 
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I think I go through 50 lbs per month with 6 LF hens, and 2 bantams!! Dang, I must have a flock of piggies! AND they free range for several hours a day as well. I thought it was normal until now... LOL. I don't think I have mice in there. Used 1/2" hardware cloth, and its a solid floor. I must just have some hungry hens! They don't seem exceptionally heavy, so I think everyone is healthy?
 

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