I just love Redneck Engineering. :clap
As for composting, my edumacated guess (never did it either) would be when it turns that dark loamy color. :confused:
Took me all dang afternoon to plant flowers around 3 sides of the run. This getting old crap is for the proverbial birds! I feel like a truck ran me over...twice...
So....what's the deal here? Heaven forbid we must share the grub dish with anyone but ourself...but a LBB can casually dine at leisure without one iota of a care???
Take a gander through the pics...maybe you can find your culprit?
https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=Pennsylvania&thisType=True%20Bug
Wow! Great idea! I just built a feeder based on your concept, albeit not as nice. Attaching the slanted roof really kicked my butt. lol The dividers are a very clever addition. May have to sit in the run with a Bud and scratch my head over this now. lol
Behavior modification... I invested in a $1.50 squirt gun that I let sit on my end table in the run. Now...when they get into their bitchy mood and feel they can just peck on any unsuspecting soul...I go all Annie Oakley on them. :D I have to say, when I see one about to turn to the dark side...
My Cleo had something funky with her eye too. I rinsed it multiple times a day with warm salt-water (1 tsp per per 16 oz water bottle). Then gooped the eye with Neosporin (no pain reliever stuff). Cleared up in a few days.
The good eye for comparison:
The boo-boo eye :
After a few days...