messy hen...

[Settle4nuthin]

clear plastic tub with lid $18, 6- 4" PVC elbows $3.49/ea....chickens cant get their feet inside to "rake" the food all over the place.. I had 2- 5 gal buckets setup with single elbows, but with 22 chickens i needed a better feeder. this is what I made. it holds 100 lbs of crumble layer feed.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

nice

ETA
that would eliminate roosters too, I could put their feed in an elevated feeder the hens couldn't reach.

 

[CrazyTalk]

@Settle4nuthin

Are they able to clean that all the way out, or do you need to refill before its completely empty?

 

[Settle4nuthin]

@Settle4nuthin

Are they able to clean that all the way out, or do you need to refill before its completely empty?

the buckets they cleaned all the way out, this is the first fill i have used this, I will let you know. I just made this 2 days ago.

 

[desertchicken92]

I like that tub idea! I since hung their feeder, way less waste. Also, their food was pellet crumble mix with boss and other goodies mixed in, I think this is contributing also. I'm going to switch them to pellets after their feed is gone.

 

[Settle4nuthin]

I like that tub idea! I since hung their feeder, way less waste. Also, their food was pellet crumble mix with boss and other goodies mixed in, I think this is contributing also. I'm going to switch them to pellets after their feed is gone.

i tried pellets..they stopped eating all together from the containers and were just foraging free range....went back to crumble and they started eating it again. go figure

 

[justplainbatty]

i tried pellets..they stopped eating all together from the containers and were just foraging free range....went back to crumble and they started eating it again. go figure

Same thing with mine, they hated pellets!