First I want to say hello, I have only 3 lovely chickens to start off with as I learn the ropes.
Secondly, my neighbours son is absolutely obsessed with the chickens. It’s really nice, but he is also feeding them huge amounts of wild bird seed and I’m a little worried. There are mounds of the stuff being poured over the fence!
I have spoken to his parents nicely and asked them to stop him doing so, which they understand.
In case this doesn’t get resolved quickly, is there any danger that this can cause harm to my chickens?
I can keep them in a little longer to get them to eat their feed, but I do enjoy letting them out while I have a coffee and watching them scratching about. It’s a good idea for me to keep in mind if I need it.
I have the same thoughts as your last paragraph, I do want to get him involved and try to educate him but I need to get the parents on the same page. I showed him their daily portion to give him an idea of how much they need and said to throw this cup of feed over tomorrow instead of the seeds. He threw it over about 30 minutes later.
If there is no immediate risk then I can afford a little more patience, I want to be as accommodating as possible.