When I feed my two chickens, I literally have to stand over them to keep the squirrels and sparrows from devouring all the food before the chickens can eat it. Ridiculous! They are small--bantams--and none of these lever feeders will work for such light birds.
I'm a new chicken owner and am starting my flock. I have a nice coop and would like to use Advanced Bedding Management (ABM) as litter. I use this bedding for my horses and it's great--very absorbent and cuts down on flies. It is made from 100% whitewood and comes in pellet form.
Would this be...