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Quote: Ah, yes. I've seen those type of feeders at the co-op. That type of feeder would actually not be a problem for a full grown chicken, the holes are too small. Again, sacrifice the lid off of a large tub of margarine or cool-whip or whatever is big enough. Cut some pieces to cover the...

Quote: Please be very careful with that! Other BYC'ers have lost chicks/chickens due to them climbing inside feeders and getting suffocated on the bottom of the pile. How can I prevent that? My chicks aren't flying yet, but when do, I'm afraid that they might die like you said. Is your...

Quote: Please be very careful with that! Other BYC'ers have lost chicks/chickens due to them climbing inside feeders and getting suffocated on the bottom of the pile.

Raise your waterer up on something. We used some 1 ft. x 1 ft. squares of wood to raise it high enough so that the chicks have to reach up just a little to get a drink. Cuts way down on the shavings in the waterer. As the chicks grew we just added another block of wood (we had plenty). Once...