Anubisworld Posted October 17, 2025 Report Posted October 17, 2025 Hi there. So, i have 1 Rooster and 3 Hen. Also have 2 henbox and 1 small trough. My question is: how can i feed my chickens if they run like crazy and they are on the henbox to hatch eggs? will they stay there quiet and i can feed them normal or do they get out when i enter there? just got them yesterday, so it will take some time to hatch eggs, but i would like to know that, ty all :)
LadyWYT Posted October 17, 2025 Report Posted October 17, 2025 Just now, Anubisworld said: So, i have 1 Rooster and 3 Hen. Also have 2 henbox and 1 small trough. My question is: how can i feed my chickens if they run like crazy and they are on the henbox to hatch eggs? will they stay there quiet and i can feed them normal or do they get out when i enter there? just got them yesterday, so it will take some time to hatch eggs, but i would like to know that, ty all //us.invision.zone/r268468/emoticons/smile.png Just fill a small trough or two with appropriate chicken food and make sure that the trough(s) are in places the chickens can easily reach. The chickens will calm down once you leave and come eat when they're hungry.
Anubisworld Posted October 17, 2025 Author Report Posted October 17, 2025 16 minutes ago, LadyWYT said: Just fill a small trough or two with appropriate chicken food and make sure that the trough(s) are in places the chickens can easily reach. The chickens will calm down once you leave and come eat when they're hungry. I know they will go there to eat, i have filled it 2 times. to breed, they lay on the eggs, right? will they get up when i go feed them? if so, do it stop the hatching or they continues without get up?
Maelstrom Posted October 17, 2025 Report Posted October 17, 2025 A chute can be placed above the small trough and chest on top of the chute to automatically feed chickens without distrubing the brooding hens. 1
Solution LadyWYT Posted October 17, 2025 Solution Report Posted October 17, 2025 21 minutes ago, Anubisworld said: to breed, they lay on the eggs, right? will they get up when i go feed them? if so, do it stop the hatching or they continues without get up? They will need to sit on the eggs in order to hatch chicks, yes. The hatching timer will be paused while the hen is off the nest, but once she returns the timer will resume ticking. As for whether the chickens will come when you put food in the troughs, it depends on whether or not they're hungry at the time. If they're hungry, they'll try to come eat, but may run away if they aren't very tame and you're standing too close. If the chickens aren't hungry, or aren't able to eat due to being spooked, they'll just visit the troughs once they are hungry and calm enough to eat, provided that the chunks are loaded.
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