Winter/Early Spring Feeding Tips Needed!

[KikiDeAnime]

So probably a bit late in asking this but what are some feeding tips for winter/early spring?
I only noticed today when I fed the girls in the morning that a couple of them are looking a bit thin. I'm not completely sure what is wrong with them.
I use clean, used yogurt containers to scoop the feed as we haven't bought new scoops yet. I feed the laying hens 32oz and the separated pullets 32oz in the morning and 1 hour before bed.

5 of the 8 laying hens recently finished molting.

Anything I should give them to help fatten them up?
Should I give them safe unwanted salad scraps?

Any advice/tips are appreciated!

 

[Cyprus]

Protein is a good weight gainer. Cooked meats, mealworms, black soldier fly larvae, worms, etc.

 

[Folly's place]

Feed free choice, not doled out! Use an all-flock feed that's 18% to 20% protein, with oyster shell separately, and some other goodies, in limited amounts. Your birds may be underfed!!!
Extra salad stuff is tasty, but low in calories, so as treats only.
Molting and colder weather, and fewer insects and worms in cooler weather, means that they need to eat more, and a better diet.
Mine all eat Flock Raiser, 20% protein, all year, free choice.
Mary

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Feed free choice, not doled out!

If we could do free choice, I wouldn't be asking for tips

Unfortunately we can't. Once had our current dominant hen attack the others nearly to death just to eat all the feed so a few were injured badly. One of them had to be killed to end it's suffering because of how badly hurt it was

 

[blackdog043]

If we could do free choice, I wouldn't be asking for tips

Unfortunately we can't. Once had our current dominant hen attack the others nearly to death just to eat all the feed so a few were injured badly. One of them had to be killed to end it's suffering because of how badly hurt it was

Do you have a big enough set up, to use two feeders in different locations? What is the protein % of your current feed?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Not everyone can free-feed. I can't or rats, skunks, coons, etc. would eat me out of house and home. Even if I kept the feed in the coop, they'd just go eat it out of the coop during the day. I even have a dog that kills them. Not everyone can free-feed.

Sunflower seeds, especially if you can sprout them, would be a nice addition. Feed a little extra normal feed if you can too. Field peas too, or something bean sprouts are good too.

If they're eating all their feed every day and you give them something extra that's gonna be calories, but it's best if they are balanced with good nutrition.