This is my first post and my first time with chickens. They won’t eat the “animal feed” quality barley I put in their food mix. Its unhulled. Is this normal? They always have a pile of the barley on the ground next to their feeder. Should I stop buying unhulled grains for them or will they grow out of this? I can crack the barley in my grain grinder but my son has celiac so I’d rather not put gluten dust in the air.
They also refuse to eat sprouted field peas. (Also animal grade but organic if that’s relevant). I’m wondering if I'm making them picky by feeding them so many “treats” we sprout BOS for them as well as various other things so they get some fresh sprouts every day.
For context Our girls are 10 weeks roughy and we make their feed. It consists of millet, white wheat, barley, alfalfa, brewers yeast, black oil sunflower seeds, black seasame seeds, hulled oats and flax seeds. They’re also given free choice grit.
They also refuse to eat sprouted field peas. (Also animal grade but organic if that’s relevant). I’m wondering if I'm making them picky by feeding them so many “treats” we sprout BOS for them as well as various other things so they get some fresh sprouts every day.
For context Our girls are 10 weeks roughy and we make their feed. It consists of millet, white wheat, barley, alfalfa, brewers yeast, black oil sunflower seeds, black seasame seeds, hulled oats and flax seeds. They’re also given free choice grit.