R3M1X
Chirping
I currently have 31 chickens (1 rooster, 5 hens, 6 cockerels, 19 pullets), 14 guineas, and 8 ducks (1 adult drake, and one confirmed month old drake). I let them free range for at least 8 hours per day as well as give them crumble feed and I am buying somewhere between 6-7 50 lbs bags of feed per month. They do waste a lot by scraping out the food onto the ground or trying to climb I to the feeder and tipping it over (seriously it's like I'm feeding wild dogs lol). But I have come to think. Am I feeding them too much crumble on the side of them free ranging? Or is it normal? I am thinking of trying out the pellets and hoping they dont waste it as much, but the feeders are always empty come night time (though like I said they scratch or spill a lot of it out). I give them 3-4 32 oz sized coffee containers a day and the four oldest ducks are always still asking for a midnight snack when I close the coop for the day. I know horses will constantly eat, if given feed, but do birds do the same? My quail doesn't seem to waste food or over eat so maybe it's a chicken and duck thing?
How much feed should I give my birds when they free range? Also what feeds do you recommend? My only feed store is Tractor Supply and I currently buy Dumor.
How much feed should I give my birds when they free range? Also what feeds do you recommend? My only feed store is Tractor Supply and I currently buy Dumor.