What to feed to fill up chickens?

[elmo]

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So right! I started to worry last winter (my first winter chicken keeping) when I noticed the flock wasn't consuming as much food. Then I had a "duh!" moment when I realized, hey the hens aren't laying, they don't need as much food as a result.

 

[bantam_n00b]

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So are you saying the roo will start eating more once the hen stops laying?

 

[Tala]

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So are you saying the roo will start eating more once the hen stops laying?

no, the hen will eat less if she isn't laying (broodies don't eat much, for example) so that means that she would eat about the same as the rooster does.

 

[MrRushed]

I have 2 RI Roos and they don't eat much, they give their treats to the hens but my Brred Rock he's a pig anything you put in front of him he gobbles up he even take food from the hens.

 

[bantam_n00b]

I just dont want my rooster to start losing weight. Because i want to show him and if he starts losing weight it'll be bad. He has a big body, big breast(oeg bantam) and hopefully that wont start disappearing due to his lack of eating. Do you guys think it will?