Why will chickens not eat corn off coop floor

[tandree53]

why will chickens not eat corn off coop floor

 

[igorsMistress]

What else is on the floor?

 

[rosemarythyme]

What type of corn? What type of bedding?

Mine will definitely eat fresh corn off the cob even after it's been rolling around in dirt.

 

[tandree53]

What else is on the floor?

Straw.

 

[igorsMistress]

Straw.

This is going to seem snarky but it’s not…do they know what scratch is? Is it fresh or dry? How old are your birds? I’ve never met a chicken that didn’t wolf down corn.

 

[tandree53]

This is going to seem snarky but it’s not…do they know what scratch is? Is it fresh or dry? How old are your birds? I’ve never met a chicken that didn’t wolf down corn.

Birds are about 13 months old. They scratch. But yea, can't figure it out. I can put the corn back into the feeder, they will eat it.

 

[3KillerBs]

If I have significant feed spillage I simply don't put any more food into the feeder until they've cleaned up what's been spilled on the ground.