I can I prevent so much food waste?

[wendy]

we have a hanging galvinized feeder that hangs under a platform my husband built and we have it on cinder blocks so the wood wont rot and we could get the feeder to the right height too. the ducks get kind of messy with it, but not the chickens. i catch the chickens eating most of the food that gets on the ground. so i dont have alot of waste.
we were using other methods for feeders but we were tired of them raking there feet in the feed and spilling most of it. plus this way it has a roof and we keep the rain out of it. well except for the hurricanes we had gustav and ike, the wind blowing the rain that was unavoidable.

wendy

 

[ChickaD]

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What a great idea, and they think it's just too cool!

 

[SandraMort]

Do broilers just not waste food? My guys are 4 weeks old and I haven't found any billed out or dumped food. Am I in for a rude shock when the layer chicks arrive?

 

[Fudgie]

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Can you use the coverings for guttering? It should have holes small enough to let them in but not too big to let them waste it

 

[jeffmaggie]

This is something that I came up about a month ago to solve my anxiety regarding the epic waste of feed that is "normal" for chicken feeding. I was going through a large feeder every other day. Most of it ended up in the dirt, and the chickens didn't seem too eager to eat it. Rather, they'd act all hungry and trick me into filling the feeder.
So after months of seeing all this waste money fall on the floor and morph into dirt, I came up with this idea of a gravity feeder system. It's not only efficient because everything gets sent back up top, but it's incredibly clean too. Not a spec of feed on the floor. EVERYTHING goes into the collection receptacle.
It works via gravity. Place the source on top of a wire mesh screen floor, that sits over a funnel, which sits over a collection container.
I'm not trying to sell anything and I don't have any plans, just done from my head, but you will get the idea and be able to make your own. Please check out the link to several of my chicken videos on this topic. Thanks, Jeff
I've made 4 video variations so far.
DIY Zero Waste Bulk Gravity Chicken Feeder/Waterer Saves Money $$$

DIY "No-Waste" Gravity Chicken Feeder - SAVES $$$ MONEY

DIY ZERO-WASTE GRAVITY CHICKEN FEEDER!!!

DIY Bulk Gravity Chicken Feeder Recycles All Food - Zero Waste!!!