DuckDuckSook
Songster
Hello friends!
Still preparing my chicken coop and run for our ducklings to move in and I'm brainstorming ideas for the feeder situation. Currently, my chickens are using a chicken feeder that sits inside a Rubbermaid tote on its side to keep it dry on wet/rainy days. It has worked very well. When it isn't rainy or wet out, the feeder just sits in the middle of their run under the run roof.
This is what I have:
However, I'm concerned that adding ducks to the mix is going to change that all up. Would a feed tub or bowl be better than a chicken feeder or could I still use the chicken feeder? Should I have more than one container of feed available so that one may not get as wet as the other or is that wishful thinking? Any ideas on how to keep the chicken feeder dry for the chickens and let the ducks make a mess out of another one? I was thinking of putting the feeder up higher, but my chickens might not know how to handle that. I'm just trying to think of any and all issues I might encounter when I add my ducks to the flock soon. Thanks so much for any input!
Still preparing my chicken coop and run for our ducklings to move in and I'm brainstorming ideas for the feeder situation. Currently, my chickens are using a chicken feeder that sits inside a Rubbermaid tote on its side to keep it dry on wet/rainy days. It has worked very well. When it isn't rainy or wet out, the feeder just sits in the middle of their run under the run roof.
This is what I have:
However, I'm concerned that adding ducks to the mix is going to change that all up. Would a feed tub or bowl be better than a chicken feeder or could I still use the chicken feeder? Should I have more than one container of feed available so that one may not get as wet as the other or is that wishful thinking? Any ideas on how to keep the chicken feeder dry for the chickens and let the ducks make a mess out of another one? I was thinking of putting the feeder up higher, but my chickens might not know how to handle that. I'm just trying to think of any and all issues I might encounter when I add my ducks to the flock soon. Thanks so much for any input!