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  1. mountainbunny

    Chickens keep dumping their feeder, why?

    They are definitely not roosting on it. It's right by the coop door in front. Their roosting area is up in the back and I've never seen them roost anywhere bit the roost area.... Except when they were " preteen" aged and new to living in the coop. They used to lay on the ground of the coop near...
  2. mountainbunny

    Chickens keep dumping their feeder, why?

    I think the feed may be a bit soured. It's the last of a 50lb bag, so they'll have fresh feed tomorrow. I'm also working on ideas to keep the feeder from being able to swing. I can also try raising it. Also I threw a bunch of pine shavings in the coop for them to scratch through. The floor had...
  3. mountainbunny

    Chickens keep dumping their feeder, why?

    Only thing I can think to do right now is just put the feeder on the ground so they can't swing it. I secured it with some rocks so hopefully they don't knock it over! Can't really afford a new type feeder right now. Hopefully this works. Sound ok?
  4. mountainbunny

    Chickens keep dumping their feeder, why?

    I use a hanging gravity feeder for my four girls. Same feeder I've always used for them and the same exact pellet food as always. In the past week they have started dumping the food out until the feeder is empty and food is scattered all over the coop floor. Nothing has changed in their routine...
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