Hungry hungry hen!

[Sneakychook]

I have a hen a few years older than the rest of my flock called Bumble bee. She lost her flock mates in a fox attack about 4-5 mouths back. I kept her in her coop/run after that, no more free ranging for a while. In spring I raised some new chicks with the plan to introduce Bumble to a new flock once the chicks were old enough. They have been living together for a while now and don't seem to have to many issues. However my old hen seems to have developed a bad habit, I'm not sure it it's because of boredom or stress but she won't stop eating! She's getting fat and keeps all the other chooks off the feed. I ended up placing food in different places around the coop but all she does is finish one feeder then move to the next... I'm a bit worried about her and concerned the other chooks haven't been getting enough feed. I dont really want to lock her out all on her own again, has anyone had a similar problem and maybe some ideas on how to manage this issue?

 

[nuthatched]

Maybe only feed once a day? It could be territorial. Your average bird should only eat 3-4 oz of food a day.
What type of feed is it?

 

[Sneakychook]

Maybe only feed once a day? It could be territorial. Your average bird should only eat 3-4 oz of food a day.
What type of feed is it?

Premium poultry mix mostly, I give them a variety of things to pick at a couple times a week and no matter what it is she hogs it to herself.

 

[aart]

Premium poultry mix

What exactly is this.....pellets, crumble, cracked grains??
What are the protein and calcium percentages?

 

[Sneakychook]

What exactly is this.....pellets, crumble, cracked grains??
What are the protein and calcium percentages?

I'm not sure of percentages as it doesn't say on the bags.

 

[aart]

I'm not sure of percentages as it doesn't say on the bags.

If you're in the USA it should have a tag attached that gives the nutrient percentages.
What's the brand/model?

Cracked grain feeds are best utilized when wetted or fermented so they get the fines that contain the minerals/vitamins/amino acids.