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[sky king]

Ok so my chicks are little over 3/4 months an I have purchased a 30 pound feeder that's hanging an they love it but some of them pick throug it an waste a lot of food y r they doin it an how can I make then stop if possible Thanks

 

[aggie9296]

Mine were doing that with crumbles and I switched to pellets and it stopped. My feeder also is slightly adjustable to lower the cylinder into the tray to allow less feed out at once and has also helped.

 

[dragonchick]

Chickens are messy, they hunt through their feed to find the best morsels. I don't think there is any way to really stop the behaviour.

 

[sky king]

Thank you both. I'm just finishin up the rest of my chicke starter/grower ima try pellets an see what happens. Any suggestions on what brand an kind like scratch corn ? Or anything

 

[Fritatta]

Pellets, yes - will save you lots of food.

not only do you waste food with crumbles, you invite pests, rodents.

will you be free ranging? do they have a run outside? you wont need scratch if they free range. They should be on a balanced 16-20% protein feed throughout adulthood. Scratch should be only a treat. and there are SO many better treats:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21530

 

[aggie9296]

There are hundreds of brands of feeds and thousands of opinions on what is best. I had a local brand of pellets that just smelled bad and had too much powder in it. Went back to Layena for a couple of dollars more and the chickens like it. Pick one with good protein % and if you don't like it, get another. Scratch is a good treat, but not enough protein and calcium and such for egg layers.

 

[cmom]

Raise the feeder to a level that they can just reach into. I keep mine to just above their backs.

 

[sky king]

Thanks. I will try the higher feeder. Cause it's slot of food they are wasten an I'm gointo try pellets