Best feeder for messy keets?

[Nash37212]

Hi all, my keets are about 3 weeks old now and they’re going to put me in the poor house for the amount of food that they waste! I have one of the tall, round feeders that can be hung, but I’ve had it on the floor. 10 of them have been emptying it in a matter of hours. They kick it the food all across the brooder and even built up so much under their waterer, the cups got tipped up and all 5 gallons emptied Any ideas?

 

[R2elk]

Hi all, my keets are about 3 weeks old now and they’re going to put me in the poor house for the amount of food that they waste! I have one of the tall, round feeders that can be hung, but I’ve had it on the floor. 10 of them have been emptying it in a matter of hours. They kick it the food all across the brooder and even built up so much under their waterer, the cups got tipped up and all 5 gallons emptied Any ideas?

For keets that are the same age as yours, I have one of the feeders that comes with a removable cover like this. I set it on a large piece of wood and wait for them to clean up the spilled feed on the board before I refill it. I have surprisingly little feed waste using this method.