hay in my water >:-(

[iluvsedward]

how can i stop hay from getting in my waterer???? its semi automatic its white and the waterer part is red i was thinking poultry wire, but i dont know if my hens would be able to drink out of it.
i already have it raised from the ground on a cinder block
and yet they never fail to get hay in it

 

[1_FnkyFrm]

Can you hang it?

 

[iluvsedward]

ive tried, they just spill it till its run out or try to perch on it and end up,well lets just say,not dry

 

[iluvsedward]

anybody else??

 

[iluvsedward]

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[iluvsedward]

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[iluvsedward]

goodbye

 

[BeccaB00]

we have a huge bucket in one of our chicken pens. I never see anything in that thing. It stays clean other than a little bit of dirt.

I don't know of anything to keep the hay out though. they are chickens . They are gonna be messsssy. lol

 

[tomcatbubba]

1) Either build a little platform for the waterer out of 2x4s and plywood that is higher than the cinder block and has little steps so they can get up and reach the platform. I think about 2 feet tall should do it.

2) Figure out why they are throwing hay into the waterer. If they are just walking on the hay it shouldn't reach the waterer, but if they think there is food in the hay then their scratching will throw it. You might consider moving the feeder if it is close by. If it were me I'd just build the raised platform.....

 

[iluvsedward]

good idea, i will try it. when they scratch they get hay in it