I have been scattering it on the "ground" lately (mine are indoors since I haven't jumped through all the legal hoops to keep them outside yet). But, I'd like to put it in a dish but am afraid they'll knock it over or poop in it. The feeders and waterers are easy, but what about the grit/oyster shell? TIA.
I have a pile over by the tree, one over by the post on the run, one over by the corner of the coop, outside...I just leave a pile of oyster shell, too. I got tired of the dish thing. This is more like nature, right?
I took a sour cream container and nailed it at an angle to a wall in the coop. They help themselves when they want it and can't tip it over.
Yes it is. I have one neighbor who made my life difficult when I told them I wanted chickens, so indoors for now until I present so much legal evidence for my variance that he won't have a leg to stand on...but I digress...say, you are in KS. I am engaged and will be moving there (Marion County) probably next year. My fiance is a farmer so I cannot wait! We can have all the animals we want without fear of ordinances!
I've had pretty good luck with a metal chick feeder base with the ball jar screwed on top for weight. Didn't work for my turkeys though so I just reverted to scattering it on the ground which I agree, that's how mom nature does it!
I have a concrete cinder block in the coop near the feeder, and it perfectly fits two smallish sized stainless steel "dog" bowls It gets a little bedding in it, but not much poop and they can't kick it over.
I bought a wall hanging feeder from McMurray a number of years ago--it has two compartments, one for oyster shells and the other for grit. It is designed so the chickens can't sit on it.
