- Apr 18, 2014
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I am new to chickens, on a whim I bought 8 leghorn chicks at Tractor Supply this spring and have since built a coop and run on our 3 acre lot for them and also purchased 5 silkies and 3 brown layers (Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red and a sex link) and they all seem to get along very well. They free range on most days and otherwise hang out in the run.
I enjoy building things and to try to save floor space I built a sheet metal feeder, I found the plans on the internet (I would provide a link to give the person credit, but cannot seem to find the link right now). It is nice because it takes up very little floor space and holds ~40 lbs of feed. The issue is they seem to fling more food out of it than they eat. Is this a phase they will go through or related to the height of the feeder? I had it a bit higher at one point and have since lowered it but it seems to make no difference. I have seen the leghorns do it, I have not seen the others do it but they may. The leghorns are only about 8 weeks old at this point.
I have a 10 lb hanging feeder from Tractor Supply hanging in the run and they seem to waste much less from that one, it has the same feed and it is at the same height. Any advice is welcome.
Thanks,
Scott
I enjoy building things and to try to save floor space I built a sheet metal feeder, I found the plans on the internet (I would provide a link to give the person credit, but cannot seem to find the link right now). It is nice because it takes up very little floor space and holds ~40 lbs of feed. The issue is they seem to fling more food out of it than they eat. Is this a phase they will go through or related to the height of the feeder? I had it a bit higher at one point and have since lowered it but it seems to make no difference. I have seen the leghorns do it, I have not seen the others do it but they may. The leghorns are only about 8 weeks old at this point.
I have a 10 lb hanging feeder from Tractor Supply hanging in the run and they seem to waste much less from that one, it has the same feed and it is at the same height. Any advice is welcome.
Thanks,
Scott