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Mine have feed and water available all the time as well, just not always much in the feeder if there is a lot on the ground. That doesn't mean they run out. I also use pellets and find they go through a lot less, especially when I make them clean up their mess. The feeders we use don't allow scratching and are raised off the ground. They get a kick out of throwing it out with their beaks so they can eat the feed on the bottom, however
I like the pellets much better. Of course, we switched to them straight from chick starter, but they always acting like they were starving to death on the chick starter and we went through a crazy amount of it. With the pellets they no longer act like idiots at the feeder and instead of having to fill it FULL everyday, I COULD leave them up to 3 days and they would not run out of feed if I filled them full. I usually top them off to about 2/3 full daily, now ... unless they have a huge mess to clean up
Mine have feed and water available all the time as well, just not always much in the feeder if there is a lot on the ground. That doesn't mean they run out. I also use pellets and find they go through a lot less, especially when I make them clean up their mess. The feeders we use don't allow scratching and are raised off the ground. They get a kick out of throwing it out with their beaks so they can eat the feed on the bottom, however
I like the pellets much better. Of course, we switched to them straight from chick starter, but they always acting like they were starving to death on the chick starter and we went through a crazy amount of it. With the pellets they no longer act like idiots at the feeder and instead of having to fill it FULL everyday, I COULD leave them up to 3 days and they would not run out of feed if I filled them full. I usually top them off to about 2/3 full daily, now ... unless they have a huge mess to clean up