Chicks throwing feed everywhere?

[Sourdough1938]

I had a brainstorm or maybe a braincloud? My chicks are very messy eaters, probably more food on the ground than down the gullets. I was on my way to Wally world yesterday and passed a pizza place. "Hmm" I thought "pizza sounds good!" Then I remembered the nice big large pizza box! It fit right under my feeder plus a couple of inchs sticking out on each side. My chicks are now using the pizza box as a table cloth and I am eating the pizza! Don't know how the chicks are doing yet but I only have 2 pieces of pizza left. May have to make anouther run into town to get another pizza box. Just too bad about the pizza. I will probably have to eat it too. Life is filled with sacrifices we have to make for those animals that depend on us!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I had a brainstorm or maybe a braincloud? My chicks are very messy eaters, probably more food on the ground than down the gullets. I was on my way to Wally world yesterday and passed a pizza place. "Hmm" I thought "pizza sounds good!" Then I remembered the nice big large pizza box! It fit right under my feeder plus a couple of inchs sticking out on each side. My chicks are now using the pizza box as a table cloth and I am eating the pizza! Don't know how the chicks are doing yet but I only have 2 pieces of pizza left. May have to make anouther run into town to get another pizza box. Just too bad about the pizza. I will probably have to eat it too. Life is filled with sacrifices we have to make for those animals that depend on us!

LOL - the sacrifices we make for our feathered friends. That said, yep - raising the feeder is one of the easiest ways to cut feed waste.

 

[BlueChick62]

LOL - the sacrifices we make for our feathered friends.  That said, yep - raising the feeder is one of the easiest ways to cut feed waste.

Raising the feeder will stop them from flinging it? My chicks are about 6 weeks old and are doing the same thing? You raise as high as possible and they just eat and don't fling?

 

[BlueChick62]

I had a brainstorm or maybe a braincloud?  My chicks are very messy eaters, probably more food on the ground than down the gullets.  I was on my way to Wally world yesterday and passed a pizza place.  "Hmm" I thought "pizza sounds good!"  Then I remembered the nice big large pizza box!  It fit right under my feeder plus a couple of inchs sticking out on each side.  My chicks are now using the pizza box as a table cloth and I am eating the pizza!  Don't know how the chicks are doing yet but I only have 2 pieces of pizza left.  May have to make anouther run into town to get another pizza box.  Just too bad about the pizza.  I will probably have to eat it too. Life is filled with sacrifices we have to make for those animals that depend on us!

How's the pizza box idea working for you? I have the same problem!