[hennman]

HI
I have two hens for about a year now they love cheese is this ok for them also they are very fussy eaters seam to eat only yellow corn and waste the rest any suggestions would be appreciated    

[8doubles]

Guess who spoils their hens,
Welcome to the forum Henman , cut down on the maize and they will scoff the wheat.

[joyfull]

don't give them too much cheese as it is very high in fat.

[SUTTY1]

Welcome hennman,   i'd live off red wine, cheese and red meat but i know better , and might not be here to long if i didn't! Chickens dont know too much, so watch the diet or they wont last as long as they should

[Casey76]

If you feed them only maize they will get fat and stop laying.

Stop all treats and feed only good quality layers pellets (or mash) - which should be available freely all day.

They may not eat for a day or two if they are very fussy, but they will soon tuck into the pellets when they are hungry enough.

After a week or two you can introduce a handful of grain at the end of the day as a "go to bed" treat.

[joshbuchan]

my chickens also only eat the maze out of the mixed corn, so i just buy bags of split maze now, the only time i feed it to them is a handfull with the scraps, or sometimes on a cold night when the sky is clear and i think they are going to need a little bit in there bellys to keep them warm for the night, remeber the old small houlders saying, a fat chicken is not a fertile chicken, but then a skinny chicken is not a healthy chicken, so u need to keep a fine balence.

just give them there layers in the day then only in the evening give them a little extra if u want. i allways do it this way and neva get anyproblems.

[gsc]

After a week or two you can introduce a handful of grain at the end of the day as a "go to bed" treat.

How big is a 'handful' lol.  My grandaughter always picks me up on it when I say a handul each - she's 8 - then I say 'a bit more' when it's HER handful.

Get your scales out Casey - how many grams?

[Casey76]

About a tablespoon per hen 

[gsc]

Blimey you've got small hands - or is that why my hens look well fed  :blink:

[8doubles]

About a tablespoon per hen 

Level or heaped ?

I`ve always given 20g per hen and use a plastic cup which level filled has the right amount.

[gsc]

About a tablespoon per hen 

Level or heaped ?

I`ve always given 20g per hen and use a plastic cup which level filled has the right amount.

There you go - that suits my nerdy control freak nature

BUT  ........

How big are your hens