Needing more feed????

[Nicos]

I wasn't sure if I was underfeeding them cos there is always cabbage/kale/lettuce/peapods/potato peel etc left in the field by the end of the day- I'd have thought if they were really hungry they would have eaten everything up.
I've offered them extra today ( feeders and geese- and they only ate half of it) I'm also keen not to overfeed the layers so they stop laying.

I'd got it all sorted till I got the chicks and geese!

Not easy is it???

( Crossbeak is instantly there pushing up against my legs demanding to be hand fed- I know he ( thought was a she til the tail feathers started to grow)- he- is hungry cos his croup is never more than 1/4 full)

Hard to judge isn't it???

[lindyloo]

i think you just have to play it by ear nicos; if they are leaving grain then they are getting too much and if they are eating it up quickly then its probably a bit short. we know our own animals better than anyone else, (we just have to trust our own judgement) i often think that one of the bonuses of having animals, is that we are so busy worrying about them, we dont have the time or energy to worry about anything else!