Scratch

[Mychicks56]

question I give my girls scratch but they seem to eat everything but the corn why is that? Is there something else out there I can give so I’m not wasting the corn..

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's strange. Most chickens seem to go for the corn first.
I must say that chickens preferring to eat chicken feed over corn is a very good thing.
Corn and scratch in general is very low in protein and some of the vitamins and minerals they need.
You do have feed available all day don't you?

 

[PirateGirl]

At the feed store you can often find bags of oats, or sunflower seeds, both of which make a nice treat for your chickens. A lot of times wild bird feed comes in a clear bag where you can see what's in the mix, you might find one that has little to no corn. There are lots of seeds and grains you can feed your chickens, but those are generally the easiest to find without going out of your way

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to active posting on BYC! Nice to meet you.
I don't feed scratch at all. I toss a handful of chick starter crumbles out for mine and they love it.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Welcome to byc! You have lots of great information here.. so no need for me to chime in... Let me know if you need help with anything else!

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Does the scratch that you use have the whole corn or the cracked corn in it?

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome! Well, it’s like the kid that doesn’t want candy??? Scratch should be given sparingly, I usually ‘bribe’ my gals with BOSS, veggie scraps, fruits and some greens, seeds. About 90% of their feed should be chicken feed

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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I usually bribe mine with barbecue. Any kind of meat including grilled chicken and raccoon.

 

[Mychicks56]

That's strange. Most chickens seem to go for the corn first.
I must say that chickens preferring to eat chicken feed over corn is a very good thing.
Corn and scratch in general is very low in protein and some of the vitamins and minerals they need.
You do have feed available all day don't you?

Yes they are let out to get worms and I also grind up all green leafy lettuces they love watermelon

 

[Mychicks56]

That's strange. Most chickens seem to go for the corn first.
I must say that chickens preferring to eat chicken feed over corn is a very good thing.
Corn and scratch in general is very low in protein and some of the vitamins and minerals they need.
You do have feed available all day don't you?

Always the crumble and I save all their egg shells and grind them into their crumble