cjexotic, sorry they didn't work for the pheasants. I hang my feeders high enough they almost have to stand on their tip toes to reach in. I have also found that if they get stuck you can just wack it a good one and it will start flowing again.
namble, that should work, i just used that short piece of 2'' because i had these fittings on hand.
cjexotic, I would just hang the chain down the pipe far enough to go below the reducer. I'm suprised that your having trouble with crumbles doing this. Mine have only clogged up once and that...
Don't get me wrong, hawks are one of my favorite animals on this earth. But in some areas they have come back and repopulated beyond belief. I see a dozen a day in my travels.
I also agree that we are stewards of the land. So if a bird lands on my land and tries to eat my food source i will...
I think you guys scared them off. LOL. And no one even mentioned the 1300 bucks i have in coops and runs.
Did i read that one post right that someone was just feeding their chickens cracked corn. Sure hope they feed them something with actual food value as well.
I'm more worried about the exhaust from my mower going into the pen when i mow around it than having it on the grass itself. I think you can worry yourself to death about things like this. If you knew what was in your tap water you would filter it before giving it to the chickens and have...
I would be afraid of concrete products. They have many additives(chemicals). I have to break up concrete quite often for my job and if i breath too much of the dust i have an allergic reaction. I had to go to the Dr. one time from one of the additives. With chickens respiratory problems it...