mice eat feed, chickens do not

pullorroo

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11 Years
Sep 21, 2008
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after keeping the feeder full of feed for 8 months, and never having to even top it off, seems the mice have discovered it, and emptied it over night.... do I continue to feed them ? the mice...

is it bad that my hens don't eat feed, but free range and enjoy table scraps ? we eat very healthy wholesome foods, no junk... they get scraps twice a day.... plus grains
 
Hi. How many hens do you have? If they're not eating their feed I wouldn't leave it sitting there for that many months. When I first got my girls at about 5 months old, they wouldn't eat the pelleted feed that I bought. I switched to the crumbles and they dove right into it. They free range most of the time (except at night) and they get a lot of garden scraps and kitchen leftovers, but they still eat a good amount of their food. I have 6 hens and I only put as much food in their feeder that they will go through in about a week. Also, it's a hanging feeder.

edited to add: I re-read your post where you said you give 'grains'. Is that scratch grains? How about going way less on the scratch and seeing if they'll go for their feed?
 
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How big is your feeder? * month feed would have barely any nutrition left in it, and it would be stale. Yes, mt hens will not eat pellets either, i have to use crumbles. Are they laying?
 

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