Can chickens only eat hay?

[Death2all546]

I went about my random routine of doing farm stuff when I went to pet my animals.
The cow was fine but both chickens were upset.
It said 1 of them was grumpy and the other was thin.
The entire area is FILLED with grass, the chicken's hay was empty though.

[Proteus]

No, chicken also can eat grass, at least if they are allowed outside of their coop

[Death2all546]

Originally posted by Proteus:

No, chicken also can eat grass, at least if they are allowed outside of their coop

I haven't closed their door. They were both outside when I checked them. (I even have a screenshot)
I'm not using any mods, so that shouldn't be an issue.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=651383933

[CatPerson]

If you fail to open the door/let them outside before a certain point in the morning/day, and the hay-bench is empty, they can decide they haven't been fed "that day" and get grumpy/thin even if they then go outside to feed later the same day.

EDIT: even if hay bench wasn't entirely empty, maybe there wasn't enough for all chickens and thus only one or two get put into that state.

I don't know what triggers this, tho - if it's a set time or based on something else. Just tends to be mid-late morning, for me, for whatever reason.

[Death2all546]

Originally posted by CatPerson:

If you fail to open the door/let them outside before a certain point in the morning/day, and the hay-bench is empty, they can decide they haven't been fed "that day" and get grumpy/thin even if they then go outside to feed later the same day.

EDIT: even if hay bench wasn't entirely empty, maybe there wasn't enough for all chickens and thus only one or two get put into that state.

I don't know what triggers this, tho - if it's a set time or based on something else. Just tends to be mid-late morning, for me, for whatever reason.

I leave the door open. I stopped bothering to close it since I never saw a purpose to it. I know that there's supposed to be wolves or something, but I think the wolves only get the animals that are locked outside of the barn/coop.

[CatPerson]

I dunno, then. Could just be an intermittent glitch.

I find chickens tend to produce eggs a bit less consistently if I leave the door open all the time, but other than that, yeah, doesn't seem to harm them.

[Swirler]

Originally posted by Death2all546:

Originally posted by CatPerson:

If you fail to open the door/let them outside before a certain point in the morning/day, and the hay-bench is empty, they can decide they haven't been fed "that day" and get grumpy/thin even if they then go outside to feed later the same day.

EDIT: even if hay bench wasn't entirely empty, maybe there wasn't enough for all chickens and thus only one or two get put into that state.

I don't know what triggers this, tho - if it's a set time or based on something else. Just tends to be mid-late morning, for me, for whatever reason.

I leave the door open. I stopped bothering to close it since I never saw a purpose to it. I know that there's supposed to be wolves or something, but I think the wolves only get the animals that are locked outside of the barn/coop.

If you don't close the door at night they'll be upset.

[Death2all546]

Originally posted by Mad hatters in jeans:

Originally posted by Death2all546:

I leave the door open. I stopped bothering to close it since I never saw a purpose to it. I know that there's supposed to be wolves or something, but I think the wolves only get the animals that are locked outside of the barn/coop.

If you don't close the door at night they'll be upset.

Only one was upset, the other "looked thin".
Also, I check them everyday, only now did this happen (after I forget to fill up their hay)