Knocking over water and feed and making a mess!! HELP

[hollys chooks]

Yikes, how does that feeder work? If the chicken on the step steps off, then does the chicken on the other side (not on the step) get hit in the head with the lid?

But I agree that is a very clever feeder.

Yep, if they aren't on the step they get hit in the head. It isn't a heavy lid, no one has been hurt, and chickens are quick learners when food is involved.

 

[cortner1195]

I have seven chickens at this time. 6 confirmed hens and one unsubstantiated rumor! They used to make a mess. I now use a 5 gallon metal water tank set on bricks to keep it off the ground. Even in the heat of summer they never run out of water. I just purchased a metal base that is heated to keep the water from freezing. I also use a metal hanging feeder. Big enough that it weighs too much to knock around enough to spray food around. It will last about three days before filling.

I have a small inexpensive hanging feeder for grit. I scatter dried egg shells, and or oyster shell calcium as needed.

 

[BellevueOmlet]

Hanging these out the outside perimeter make it easy to fill and out of the way.

 

[Alton]

I have four chickens in a run attached to their coop. They are now about 20 - 25 weeks old. Recently, they started knocking over their water and dumping their food. I tried haning their water but now they just push it and all the water sloshes out! Maybe I am not hanging it high enough. Little devils. LOL. Now the ground in their run is not mud but not dry and there is feed ground into it!! How do I solve this problem and how do I clean it. They have more then the recommended square footage! UGH! Thanks so much.

My rooster did same thing used his claws to knock water over now I put it high enough so his claws couldn’t reach it. Working good so far

 

[Bawkbok]

Bricks are the solution - chest height. They have easy access and don't knock it over or step in it. Works well for us.