My chicken keeps wasting food at an insane rate

[Chickensarecool123]

Maybe try hanging it or putting it up on blocks so the feed is at her chest height?

Will try tmr thx

 

[chooki]

Your chicken wastes food probably because you have always given her more than enough and she doesn't know that food could be scarce.

Being a single chicken makes it worse, because if there are competitions, they tend to treat food more seriously.

We hand feed our chickens or put the food into containers that prevent spilling and are hard to tip over. We also remove those feeders after feeding sessions because there are feral animals and wildlife in our area that steal food.

 

[rosemarythyme]

im currently looking at this one feeder from TSC does this look good for her?View attachment 4210751

Yes that should be fine, I use similar 7 lb feeders for my flock.

 

[McChooky]

Seems like 50# for a single chicken might be wasteful. It would take her so long to eat it, much of it might go moldy or stale before she finished it all? Unless you could keep most of it in the freezer, maybe divide it into bags and use a week's worth at a time. That would keep rats and mice out of it, too. Just thinking out loud here ...

The op stated they switched to all flock and are getting new chicks

"Ps. My chicken is alone, I know their flock animals, we’re getting chicks in exactly a month soonest they have chicks"

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The op stated they switched to all flock and are getting new chicks

"Ps. My chicken is alone, I know their flock animals, we’re getting chicks in exactly a month soonest they have chicks"

Ah yes.

 

[McChooky]

Seems like 50# for a single chicken might be wasteful. It would take her so long to eat it, much of it might go moldy or stale before she finished it all? Unless you could keep most of it in the freezer, maybe divide it into bags and use a week's worth at a time. That would keep rats and mice out of it, too. Just thinking out loud here ...

The op never stated how many chicks they're getting so I don't know how long it'll last .15 a bag for 20% feed is a bargain for Kalmbach. Maybe storing some in batches will make it last longer. I've never needed to do it with 10-15 chickens. I bag lasts a month. Thanks!

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Seems like 50# for a single chicken might be wasteful. It would take her so long to eat it, much of it might go moldy or stale before she finished it all? Unless you could keep most of it in the freezer, maybe divide it into bags and use a week's worth at a time. That would keep rats and mice out of it, too. Just thinking out loud here ...

50lb is a lot for a single chicken but depending on how many chicks they have incoming it then it could be a good fit. 50lb goes in about 1 week for me and almost 2 weeks when I had less chickens.

 

[McChooky]

50lb is a lot for a single chicken but depending on how many chicks they have incoming it then it could be a good fit. 50lb goes in about 1 week for me and almost 2 weeks when I had less chickens.

Every 4-6 hours I replace the chick feed with a fresh batch.I fill an ice tray 1/2 full of all flock pellets then add water