Do Chickens Need Feed and Water at Night?
Whether or not a chicken needs to have feed and water available at night is a common question asked by new flock owners.
In an unlighted coop the answer is usually no feed or water is needed. Chicks on the other hand do benefit from having food available 24/7.
Fermented Feed for Chickens
If you have ever driven past a dairy farm you will see large silos incorporated into the barn or nearby. That isn’t grain, it is silage, fermented corn stalks, weeds, even twigs that cows might not normally eat. Chicken feed can also be fermented.
Preventing Frozen Water in the Coop
Keeping chickens in the colder parts of the U.S. means dealing with frozen water dispensers in the worst times of winter. If you have electricity in the coop your option will be to warm the coop or warm the water and of course warming the water is the cheapest way.
Feed Storage Basics
You are going to want to store extra chicken feed for bouts of bad weather or to prevent frequent trips to the farm and garden store. But storing expensive feed needs to be done so it is safe from vermin and bugs and the feed is kept dry to prevent mold and decay.
Feeding Table Scraps to Chickens
Chickens are pigs with wings or little T Rex dinosaurs. They will eat almost anything they can catch or get hold of.
There are some items that shouldn’t be fed or the chickens wouldn’t eat and some surprising sources of protein available.
Future story
If you have ever driven past a dairy farm you will see large silos incorporated into the barn or nearby. That isn’t grain, it is silage, fermented corn stalks, weeds, even twigs that cows might not normally eat. Chicken feed can also be fermented.
Future story
Keeping chickens in the colder parts of the U.S. means dealing with frozen water dispensers in the worst times of winter. If you have electricity in the coop your option will be to warm the coop or warm the water and of course warming the water is the cheapest way.
Future story
You are going to want to store extra chicken feed for bouts of bad weather or to prevent frequent trips to the farm and garden store. But storing expensive feed needs to be done so it is safe from vermin and bugs and the feed is kept dry to prevent mold and decay.