Presently, I have 29 chicks and plan to negotiate down to 15. (Hopefully, the make up of the flock will be 7 Black Australorps, 3 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Barred Rock, and 2 Rhode Island Reds, but I am still not sure how many roosters are included in my Black Australorps.) Anyway, I have been tossing different ideas around as to the type of feeder I will use when the flock is settled and they are mostly grown. I have seen a lot of different ideas on BYC, including homemade feeders and store-bought feeders that are not really intended for chickens. One of those is the pig feeder that hangs on the wall and holds about 10 lbs. of feed. With 15 hens, I am afraid one feeder will not be enough to keep the fussing down when they are eating, but I am not at all sure about that. My main goal is to make sure they are well provided for, but I would like to conserve floor space. As you can see in the pictures at the link below, I am using the floor space under the roost for the chick feeders, but when they start using the roost, that will have to change. So, with that in mind, how many feeders and/or what kind would you suggest I use for 15 hens?
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