Help !!!

[michdow]

I made the 5 gal bucket feeder with 3 elbows sealed it up, and my girls just threw the food everywhere... what did I do wrong ?? back to the old feeder and filling everyday ???

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Can you post pictures? I think @The Moonshiner made one

 

[michdow]

I followed exactly as noted, just wondering if im the only person who has over eaters who are very messy

 

[Windrider]

I've seen quite few members who didn't have luck with the elbow feeders being no-waste. However, aart's design, also made with a bucket, seems to do the trick:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-waste-free-funnel-bucket-feeder.67218/

Note that the key elements are: The funnel (which only distributes a small amount a feed at a time), the distance that the hens have to reach to get to the feed, and most importantly - the lip around the hole that keep birds from billing out the food.

I used those principles to make a hopper type feeder that works well, too.

 

[tigger19687]

Do a search on here for feeders. There are so many posts on this that will answer your question.