layer pellets or mash ?

Hello there,
Good luck with your new arrivals 

I feed mine layers pellets because they (the pellets) are easier to keep contained and the feeders are easier to clean.  My hens seem to eat them OK.

I sprinkle a little mixed corn on the ground for them at teatime so that they have had their fill of pellets first.  The pellets should contain all the nutrition they need.

Keep us posted and don't forget the pics 

I have used both mash and pellets i find mash is wasted more even in treadle feeders and emperor feeders and even in troughs  it tends to go all over.

 mabe if you used it in winter to make a hot mash as in just add water. it would work loads better. i know they spend more time eating it and making a mess than they do with pellets.

My broad beans are coming to their end too so I hurled some plants into the run for them this afternoon. There were a few pods of beans left on that I'd missed - and the clever girls found a way to open them and get at the beans inside by pecking at the end then sticking their beaks in the pods to get the beans. Looked soo funny !... and kept them occupied for hours!
They seem to be interested in most veg from the garden - picking at the roots of plants for grubs if nothing else. Only thing I don't give them are potato tops, or onions. All the leafy veg they love - cabbage, kale, salads etc.

Both formats will have the same nutrients so its just a case of what suits you.

We have always used Mash just because we were told by an old timer that this is a little bit more difficult for the chicken to peck at thus they take longer to feed and less time to get bored and get into mischief!!!! Not sure how true this is but it did make me laugh


Is there a difference in cost? as i assume pellets would have a added  manufacturing stage or two compared to mash, i know this tends to be the case with other animal food stuff.