Does it have attached shelter? if so i'd probably move feed into there in times of bad weather. The reason i feed outside(despite the birds having access to the barn) is to avoid the drakes arguing lol The girls share quite well, the boys .. can be a difficult at times.
Love it! and i may just steal the design/idea. They have ruined the one covered wood feeder by hopping ontop so now it needs a rebuild.. this seems like a more practical solution basically a covered patio lol
Oh i know they adore mess, fortunately while there are some muddy areas in their pen it's still mostly grassy, this is a 1/3 of acre field i sectioned off for them. I have debated just throwing it all on the ground and being done BUT in winter that is not realistic... the snow would bury the...
I put feed outside during the day.. i don't want it spilled in my barn... anyways... the birds are now all penned so were getting feed spilled as the last batch of ducklings has grown bigger..
I have one homemade wood feeder.. it's actually built off this mini ship crate but i use those rubber...