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Finally figured out I was overfeeding my hens

I kept wondering why my girls were wasting so much feed and leaving half of it on the ground. Then my neighbor mentioned chickens only eat what they need, and I realized I was filling the feeder way too high so they'd scratch it out. Has anyone else had that moment where you just dump less in the feeder and suddenly everything works better?
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harper_gibson2
Yeah I read somewhere that chickens naturally waste about 20% of their feed no matter what.
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james661
james6611mo ago
Haven't you noticed throwing less feed just means they scratch through it faster?
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