How do I stop this

[TheOddOneOut]

They are hitting their beaks/ combs on those very sharp feeder edges. Time for a new model.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Thank you, are there any common places that have the size of gauge I would need?

Now that question I don't have the answer to. My husband does all that "Manual Labor" type stuff. I just look pretty and give orders. But I'll tag him in this and I'm sure he can tell you. @mississippifarmboy

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Hardware cloth would be a good fix if it’s the wire. It comes in 1/4” and 1/2” square and can be found in most any hardware store.
If it’s the sharp edges on the feeder you could buy some of the plastic slip on door trim for rabbit cages or just use some other type of feeder.
sorry about your bird’s injury

 

[Ebony Rose]

My money is on the feeder nicking them. My birds spill a lot of feed, but I put a cookie sheet under their open dish and dump the 'wasted' feed back into the dish if the birds that are lower on the pecking order don't clean it all up first. I switched out of a standard chicken feeder and now serve them in a pyrex (heavy) glass, baking dish; it's heavy enough that even if they stand on the edge of the dish, they don't tip it over.

 

[Wiccan chicken]

I switched out of a standard chicken feeder and now serve them in a pyrex (heavy) glass, baking dish; it's heavy enough that even if they stand on the edge of the dish, they don't tip it over.

I tried to do something similar but they kept pooping in their food.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

I tried to do something similar but they kept pooping in their food.

https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/...uMRl1jkz3uSsGl3KzcKDx_ek0DYYnNccaApnxEALw_wcB

Something like this might be a better option if you need on that hangs.