So much feed wasted!

BellaBokBok · Aug 10, 2012

I filled up their feeder just four hours ago and in the heavy wind and rain we're getting here in Australia, it got blown over and now theres feed everywhere!
My girls are picky and refuse to eat off the ground, only from a bowl or suet cage,unless it's grass.

what did I do · Aug 10, 2012

I wouldn't feed them again until they clean it up but that is just me. My little chicks that are in a cage on dirt have a harder time cleaning up the food they scratch out. I feed my chickens on cement and I watch the weather. If it calls for rain or thunderstorms I feed less.

devora · Aug 10, 2012

Bummer about the spill. Is there a way to keep the food in the coop? (Lots of animals don't want to eat soggy, mushy food.)

Cryssie_Bou · Aug 10, 2012

dont feed again till its cleaned up they will eat it but if they know your just gonna go and replace it immediately they will keep doing it ..and your spending money and wasting feed .. mine are picky too thats why i keep the feeder in the coop so they wont do that

Quahog · Aug 10, 2012

I made a set of feeders out of PVC pipe and fittings they are water and wind resistant (if it is raining sideways they might get wet), Rodent proof, Bird resistant, poop proof and "scratch" proof. They hold 2 days worth of food (9 birds). I based the feeders on the Dine-A-Chook feeder which is an Australian company!

ChickenDoodleDo · Aug 10, 2012

Can we get a pic of this setup? My chickens are wasteful.

BellaBokBok · Aug 10, 2012

devora said:
Bummer about the spill. Is there a way to keep the food in the coop? (Lots of animals don't want to eat soggy, mushy food.)

Nope my coop is way too small and dark, only their two roosts over a shallow poop deck and 1 nest box

HouseCat · Aug 10, 2012

What about making a little outside feeding station? Just like a little free standing structure w/o any walls- just a roof, that puts down a little shade and will keep the rain off your food. I think that would be your best bet.

Quahog · Aug 11, 2012

ChickenDoodleDo said:
Can we get a pic of this setup? My chickens are wasteful.

here you go!

Very little on the ground.

I used three inch PVC to construct the feeder and a piece of 5 gallon bucket for the baffle.
The cap pops off to fill it.

Dwkuska · Aug 11, 2012

OMG! I hope you don't mind if I steal that idea for the feeder. That is absolutely brilliant!!!

So much feed wasted!

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