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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    for my feeders, there are no holes on the sides. They are just plastic shoe boxes with screws drilled through the bottom to attach to wood skis. About 6 birds can gather around to eat at one time. I fill the feed about 1-2 inches deep and the boxes are about 4 inches deep. this means they...
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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    Abeall, you said: With these. Are there holes on the sides? Or do they just climb in or eat from the top? Also, is there a lid for it or do you have a waste problem in the feed? No holes on the sides - they stand on the ground and reach in and eat. There can be 6 birds gathered round each...
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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    Little bits, you said: I'm having the waste problem, too, and this is a great idea! Are those bolts w/ washers used for connection? My husband suggested using them to keep the connection tight. So I pre-drilled a hole in the plastic bin and wood ski, put the washer down and put the screw...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I may have missed this so I'll apologize in advance. Where do you purchase your seed? I'm interested in wheat, barley and BOSS, but I'm a little confused about all the different places that sell online and the big differences in prices. I have 25 chickens thus far and planning to add more...
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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    Here's a few pictures of my plastic shoe boxes with 'ski's turned into chicken feeders. Been almost two weeks and 25 chickens using them and the waste has gone to almost nothing. So far, no one has tipped one over.
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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    sorry for the delay, I'm travelling. I'll try to get DH to get a picture and post it.
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    Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

    Our solution, after trying a number of different options, was to use plastic containers about the size of shoe boxes screwed to two strips of wood like skis. The wood strips keep them from tipping the boxes over, the sides are flimsy enough they don't try to roost on the sides, they are deep...
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