![]() Chickens have a built in radar that keeps their nutritional needs in check while pecking grains in their chicken feeders. Their bodies actually play a major role in keeping themselves healthy. Chickens just step on and voila…feed!Ĭhickens are intelligent birds by design. Treadle chicken feeders are great for a free ranging flock as these keep weather and other wildlife out. And, refill you definitely will! As chickens mature and grow into their fine feathers, the most common feeder found in backyards for the “still feathering” chickens are hanging chicken feeders like the one in our Starter Kit. So, ready, set, pour this fantastic feed into your chicken feeders! Our free range treadle feeder is easy to clean and refill. After that, feed your meat birds finisher feed, feed your layers layer crumbles, and show birds get breeder feed. Commercial feeds are readily available, labelled according to the chicken’s stage of development and contain just the right mix of nutrients for a healthy flock- starter for the babies up to about eight weeks, grower for the teens up to about eighteen weeks, no matter what their purpose is in your backyard flock. For a great breakdown on all the types of feed available have a peck here.įeeding your flock from a chicken feeder is easy. ![]() So when filling your chicken feeders, pay careful attention to fill them with the appropriate feed for your chicken’s stage in life, sex, and job in your backyard flock. Ideally, it’s healthier for your chooks to have the freedom to free range and munch on nature’s bounty however, even if your chickens are able to free range for a while each day, they still need the nutrients found in feed. Chickens LOVE to eat! They spend the greater part of each day exploring, foraging and eating their newly discovered treasures and pecking at the great grains in their chicken feeders.
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