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If you ever use it for chicks, or when poults are small, I'd put a cardboard cover on that. One time, I pulled two amberlink chicks out of the feeder! They were fine.Mine don't have that. (This is one of them)View attachment 2581924
Ha Ha...yep...can confirm that they will get on top! You can see the cardboard I put on mine, though this one was big enough that she could not fall in. She is blind, and couldn't figure out how to get on the roost, but somehow managed to get on top of the feeder, every single night......If you ever use it for chicks, or when poults are small, I'd put a cardboard cover on that. One time, I pulled two amberlink chicks out of the feeder! They were fine.
If you ever use it for chicks, or when poults are small, I'd put a cardboard cover on that. One time, I pulled two amberlink chicks out of the feeder! They were fine.
View attachment 2965994Yes, I do use those plastic feeders for my turkey poults. But I put a slice in 5 gal. plastic bucket lids 1$ a piece to slide over wire hanger to cover top when hanging or wad up a plastic bag to shove in top to keep them from falling inside when small and roosting on and pooping inside feeder. As I have many feeders being used, I Like the price on plastic as like I said I have many different pens and separate breeding pens, so I use the plastic and have not had much trouble with them in last 6 years. But I do have a few larger metal feeders that I do like in my large outdoor pens that I have had for about 6 years now and work great.
Mine don't have that. (This is one of them)View attachment 2581924
How has this type of feeder worked for you? I'm thinking this should be okay to hang with a small chain from the overhead supports in a chicken tractor that I'm building. With it hanging, there shouldn't be room for the chickens to try to roost. Do you feed crumbles or pellets?
It worked fine. I have since changed to the metal hanging ones only because they hold more feed. (I also no longer have the turkeys, but do have chickens.) I feed pellets.How has this type of feeder worked for you? I'm thinking this should be okay to hang with a small chain from the overhead supports in a chicken tractor that I'm building. With it hanging, there shouldn't be room for the chickens to try to roost. Do you feed crumbles or pellets?
Mine only got knocked over once in 6 months. Even with 6 crazy acting young turks. LOLMy issue with that particular feeder is that it's so light that it gets knocked over very easily if it's not hung.