Cotton pickin messy hens!

[Kanga77510]

I took the feeder down from the ceiling and they're still making a mess! I put the feeder on a cinder block, and still have a major mess. I just put a small plastic top on it, covered by a small brick. I hope that does the trick. The girls aren't going to make a mess of my coop any longer.

 

[b.hromada]

It seems that no matter what you do, they always seem to make a mess.

Hope it works for you.

 

[dovecanyon]

Chickens are messy. Sorry.

 

[Kanga77510]

Quote:
I know that, but this seems above and beyond normal mess. It seemed they spilled a 1/4 of the feeder out yesterday alone.

 

[yellowchickensmomma]

I had a big problem with them wasting the food so I changed the feeder I used. Someone else posted directions and pictures of the PVC pipe feeded. I made one and it didn't cost much money. I find they dont hardly make a mess. Good luck!

 

[Kim_NC]

We keep feeders hanging so that they're shoulder height to the chickens. This helps to reduce the mess making, along with feeding pellets rather than crumbles. We provide pellets24/7, but also make them clean-up whatever is on the floor before refilling their feeders.