Keeping Feed Dry???

[colleen4nier]

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

 

[chickens really]

I hang mine in my Coop. I have a larger Coop though..A garbage can lid as a rain cover over the top?..

 

[lcwmt]

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

My feeder (similar to yours ) is in the run, it sits on landscape pavers and is covered with an inverted dog water dish. This helps unless our rain or snow come sideways <G>.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I have the same feeder. I took a disposable aluminum pie plate and cut a hole in the top where we hang it and put it over the feeder. It keeps the rain out and the food dry.

 

[snow5164]

I’d get a 5 gallon bucket and cut holes like this

 

[lazy gardener]

Can you put up a tarp style tent? I give my flock fermented feed, so a little water is not going to ruin the feed. But, I put the feeders in the run, under cover. If there is any left at the end of the day, I put the feeders in the coop for the night to keep them vermin free.

 

[Roosterrob21]

I’d get a 5 gallon bucket and cut holes like this View attachment 1414593

This is what o do and it works great

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC There are lots of different bucket designs that work well for most, I loved the pie plate idea as well... But alas, I've given up on anything hanging or covering as sure as the sun will rise, I'll find one or more turkeys perching on it and it's amazing how much damage a couple 45 pound turkey's can do... So I now feed everyone twice a day from troughs.

 

[Duckztailz1]

My chicks and ducks go crazy and their food when it gets wet and soupy they love it

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

No waste feeder bucket or tub......

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