What and how much feeding free range chicken?

[Mouhamad d]

If you please
What's the best feed for free range egglayer chickens and what is the quantity per chicken?
And how the Mealworms can be added to theire diet?

 

[HappyClucker7]

If they are all adult laying hens, then you should feed them Layer feed.
For chickens, it's best to just fill up a feeder and let them take however much they need. Chickens don't over eat like other animals would.
Mealworms should not be given as part of the diet. They should only be given sparingly as a treat.

 

[Mouhamad d]

If they are all adult laying hens, then you should feed them Layer feed.
For chickens, it's best to just fill up a feeder and let them take however much they need. Chickens don't over eat like other animals would.
Mealworms should not be given as part of the diet. They should only be given sparingly as a treat.

Thanks that helpful

 

[HappyClucker7]

Thanks that helpful

No problem!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Without knowing what they are free ranging on, the only responsible answer is either feed them ad libitum/free choice a commercially complete feed, and allow them to self regulate their feed intake (I recommend all flock/flock layer type feed with grit and oyster shell available, each in seperate dishes), or to do as I do and cull pretty constantly so you can get your hands inside your birds and better discern whether their dietary needs are being met, then adjust the amount of feed you offer accordingly (which encourages them to spend more time ranging, and less time at the feeder).

Mealworms? Just don't. They are entertaining to you, the chickens love them like we love candy bars in the check out aisle, but even a small qualtity of mealworms, routinely, can easily imbalance a chicken's diet.