Noticing there was quite a pile under the roost, I planned on gettin in there today, and cleaning it out. We had some snow, and some cold, and those chickens were reluctant to get outside. I fed them plenty inside the coop, and decided to kick them outside when it got sunny. My oh my, went in to clean, and poof! the pile was missing! Now, there's been no one in there but them....any one have any experience with this possibility?????
When it is cold out and my hens stay inside they dig up and turn over the bedding several times and the piles vanish into the bedding....joe
How come that never happens to me?? If you tossed the food into the coop and not in a feeder then they will stir up all the bedding while they are scratching around. That is my only guess, or the pooh fairy came and took it, look and see if she left any money under the roost.
Thank Goodness! I thought I may have poop eating chickens! YUCK.... and, no, there wasn't any $$ anywhere
Maybe you have an overzealous organic gardener living nearby who wanted some good fertilizer for the garden. I've heard of people stealing eggs and hens, maybe the gardeners are getting desperate too! It does turn into black gold in the compost bin, you know!
Happened to me today. Yesterday, there was a big pile under the roost that I told my self I'd clean today. Came home from work, and it was gone. Lesson learned.
My 2 leghorns plow up the wood shaving in their coop. Their feeder is attached to wall and they empty the feeder into the bedding on floor. Will they still eat that feed after it's on the floor in a pile? I am trying deep litter method and this complicates "the plan"
