Someone's stealing their food and water.

[ruth]

Someone or something is breaking into my home and stealing the food and water of the itty bitty chicks I bought 3 days ago. Has to be. 18 little three day olds can't possibly be eating that much.

First the little bowls of food and water were disappearing every hour or two so yesterday I went and bought more of the plastic auto dispensing feeders, since my bigger chicks were using the ones I had. Last night, after midnight, I fill the water and the food feeders, again, only to find both empty early this morning.

My word, if the itty bitty chicks are eating/drinking this much they are gonna be HUGE in a few days and eat ME in my sleep. Maybe I should get them out of the house?

 

[CUDA]

Try owning some Saipan's and see how much they eat...lol!

 

[MissPrissy]

My 12 two week olds are eating 2qts a day!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I have a bakers. doz. of 3 week old Lt. Brahmas that are eating me out of house and home too!!...

 

[ruth]

This is amazing. My four week olds don't eat this much. I had a dozen Barred Rocks and Ameracaunas that hatched Valentines Day and they didn't empty a feeder every few hours - still don't at 4 weeks but they are free ranging their little run and too busy to eat non-stop.

I got a dozen day-old RIRs three days ago and once they discovered food and water they were eating like, well like they had never had food/water in their life. But I thought they would slow down after a day or two. Then I went and bought 6 BRs and added them to box - same thing.

Now, they all look like a mad/crazy shark feeding frenzy - crowding around the feeder/waterer eating/drinking nonstop. I told my husband looks like they're on crack.

If I didn't see it for myself I would really swear someone has to be getting in that bathroom and stealing their food and water. Fill the feeders, come back 3 hours later and they are empty.

Truly amazing.