Flock Party Duck Feeder?

[Jenbirdee]

Oh no, I didn't mean mine is for ducks. I should have posted that better. I meant i had the flock party style feeder for chickens and was sharing my lid idea, mostly because it took like 2 minutes to make haha. I already abandoned that feeder honestly because the chickens made such a mess. I finally just drank through a 5 gallon water jug to make aart's no waste feeder (i don't know how to link things from the site). First day went well with it! Could ducks use that style feeder?

Ok but the OP was talking about ducks and I was mainly replying to his/her original post I guess I did mention what you said about making a big mess though
My chickens used to live with my ducks and they got used to eating out of duck feeders and drinking from buckets lol in fact, they still prefer buckets bowls and puddles, even though they have been separated out from the ducks

 

[DuckDuckPromise]

Sure. These are the hooks I used. Honestly, not the sturdiest, but they did hold the feeder well.
And here's a picture of the feeder with its fancy hat

I love this!! It looks perfect! Very creative! Lord’s Willing, I do think it would work for our feeder!

 

[DuckDuckPromise]

Do you folks have any photos so that I might know what you are talking abour?

This is the kind that we have! I haven’t tried it yet though, I was waiting to figure out a lid situation! But I think the pie pan will work just great!

 

[DuckDuckPromise]

Ok but the OP was talking about ducks and I was mainly replying to his/her original post I guess I did mention what you said about making a big mess though
My chickens used to live with my ducks and they got used to eating out of duck feeders and drinking from buckets lol in fact, they still prefer buckets bowls and puddles, even though they have been separated out from the ducks

Hey there!! OP here!
We got one that is marketed for ducks since I can attest to those big ole bills chomping all over the place! I knew a chicken one wouldn’t serve the purpose, so we steered clear of it. Praying that this will be deep and wide enough for them!

I’m including a stock picture of a chicken one for comparison, but we only have the duck feeder.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hey there!! OP here!
We got one that is marketed for ducks since I can attest to those big ole bills chomping all over the place! I knew a chicken one wouldn’t serve the purpose, so we steered clear of it. Praying that this will be deep and wide enough for them!

I’m including a stock picture of a chicken one for comparison, but we only have the duck feeder.

I have their waterer for Ducks and it looks just like the feeder, but without the white compartment spacers. I have used it a few times fora week or so when ducklings were getting about about three weeks old, but not yet ready to go outside. but it sure was a pain in the butt to screw together and unscrew and refill. But that’s the water one I’m talking about it was safer for a while to it use it because They couldn’t like climb into it like they could’ve if I had given them a bucket too soon. The feeder just seems unnecessary to me. They’re going to make a mess whether it’s that kind of feeder or a flexible Heavy rubber bowl that is about the same size of a base with no thing in the middle and so much easier to clean the bowl rather than that kind of feeder with all the spacers Getting all gunky . So it’s just my opinion I do have 11 years experience with Ducks so maybe I have a little clue by now lol but honestly, I think that feeder is going to be more work.
And even if you can use a pie tin or something to cover the hole in the top, how do you cover all the sides for the night time? Do you have to dump the whole thing back out anyway? Or just leave it set out all night.? I like to have all the foods packed away, tucked in and covered securely for overnight. My Geese bowl I carry into my house for overnight. My chickens feeder I use sour cream cups inside the holes securely to plug them for overnight and the ducks bowls either get dumped out back into their plastic coffee cans that have good lidsor covered with a bigger bowl and then a brick put on top of it on top of one of the tables in their pens.