Mine if they’ve had pellets have always preferred smaller pellets but they love mash....I haven’t seen crumbles here apart from for chicks? Mash is messy but I feel my hens health has improved since they’ve had itQuestion--how big are pellets, typically? I always feel like if I were a chicken, pellets would be harder to swallow than crumbles. But maybe it is just me. I know many people use pellets.