Keeping Feed Dry???

[4 ever Orpington]

We have a hanging feeder similar to this and I am having a hard time figuring out how to keep the feed from getting wet. I took it out of the run, because I read the horror stories of rat problems. The chickens free range on 1/2 acre fenced in yard during the day. I started off under the deck and every time it rained it was a soupy mess. I put it under our old wooden playset (under an old roof, and a deck) and that was working pretty well until we had torrential rains (common here in GA) and once again it was a soupy mess. I am worried about mold in the food if it is getting wet.

My carpentry skills aren't very good. I need simple, cheap options, or ideas on how to protect the feed. Pictures would be greatly appreciated.

Today, I have a golf umbrella tied to a pole over the food. I NEED HELP

 

[colleen4nier]

Thanks for all the replies. I stopped at a garage sale and bought a kids plastic table for $2. I put a hook under it to hang the feed from. Now I have the raised playhouse roof, the underdeck, and the table to keep it dry. I really don't care if its wet, but I don't want them getting sick on moldy feed.

 

[Doc7]

No waste feeder bucket or tub......
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Kept outside and stays dry....plus no feed spillage. Ignore the books, lol, this was mid construction and ther were holding them up for marking purposes

I will be making one like this when my chicks (hatched and shipped today!!) are a bit bigger. What size PVC elbow did you use as did you make any modifications to it? I won’t be giving my chickens Left Behind novels due to the dispensationalism

 

[SoulSista]

I LOVE the hanging bucket with a toggle! Vermin proof! But I have yet to find a freestanding way to hang it outside