Breeding chickens and being a truck driver?

[redrooster99]

Hello everyone I havnt posted in a while but I have been busy building my career. But one of my true passions is breeding birds. I got out of it last summer and I am looking to get back into it this spring. I will be gone about 4 days a week and home 3. I am looking for some ideas on how to keep the feed maintenance as little as possible while on the road to make it easier for my wife. I’ve got the watering down pat. But I am just needing help coming up with ideas on keeping them fed while I’m gone. I will be breeding them in smaller flocks so there will not be a lot of space for garbage bin feeders or stuff like that.

 

[Alaskan]

I will be breeding them in smaller flocks so there will not be a lot of space for garbage bin feeders or stuff like that.

That is what I would have suggested... but they can be made whatever shape works for you... I have also seen them made from plywood into whatever shape works best.

 

[AmeliaBedelia]

What about something like this?

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I use Rent-a-Coop bucket feeder (link) - depending on your flock size may not need filling often.

 

[aart]

I will be breeding them in smaller flocks so there will not be a lot of space for garbage bin feeders or stuff like that.

How many birds in how many pens?
Pics of pens might help here too.

 

[RoosterML]

I fill the feeders about once a week.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/5-gallon-bucket-feeder-diy.74633/