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Keeping Chicken feed tidy

post #1 of 5
11/17/10 at 6:29am
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How do you feed your chickens so that the feed stays tidy and not strewn all over the place?  We're experiencing a rat problem this year.....ugh, it just creeps me out.

 

Thanks for any advice!

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post #2 of 5
11/17/10 at 6:58am

Get muscovy ducks to take care of the rats.

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post #3 of 5
11/17/10 at 8:04pm

Are you feeding pellets or crumbles or something else?  Coop or free range?  In general chickens keep their pellets tidier and strew about the crumbles. 

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post #4 of 5
11/18/10 at 10:29am

I give the hens pellets in the coop. I throw some scratch in the run when I let them out. Put some snap traps around with something yummy on them for the rats.

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post #5 of 5
11/18/10 at 10:57am
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The chickens are in their coop in the am and free range in the afternoon.

 

We feed a ground feed that we buy from a local farmer. 

 

What do the muscovy ducks do to take care of the rats?  I'm intrigued....I know someone who has some....it may be an option!

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