A trough with a lip might help. I recommend fermented feed for a number of reasons:
It's super easy to do, and is loaded with pro-biotics to give the birds a healthier gut. The fermentation process makes the feed easier to digest, so the birds get more food value out of the same amount of feed.
It's never billed out onto the ground, so they are not able to waste it. And because it's fed in a wet mash (think cooked oat meal) consistency, they eat it all, and don't leave any of the more concentrated nutrient fines behind.
Your feed bill will go down, because they won't be wasting any of the feed. They will better utilize the feed they do eat, again resulting on less feed consumption.
You'll find that their poop is not as stinky, and not as runny. Their feces will be well formed, and other than the caecal poops, will not stink like it does when they are on dry feed.
You will be much less likely to have issues with rodents, because there will not be feed sitting out in a hanging feeder over night, and there will not be any feed spilled in the bedding to attract rodents.
Your birds will be healthier. My birds have very bright healthy feathers, start laying earlier, lay more often, and have better shell quality than the birds of my neighbors and friends who have birds of the same age and from the same sources as mine.
It's super easy to do, and is loaded with pro-biotics to give the birds a healthier gut. The fermentation process makes the feed easier to digest, so the birds get more food value out of the same amount of feed.
It's never billed out onto the ground, so they are not able to waste it. And because it's fed in a wet mash (think cooked oat meal) consistency, they eat it all, and don't leave any of the more concentrated nutrient fines behind.
Your feed bill will go down, because they won't be wasting any of the feed. They will better utilize the feed they do eat, again resulting on less feed consumption.
You'll find that their poop is not as stinky, and not as runny. Their feces will be well formed, and other than the caecal poops, will not stink like it does when they are on dry feed.
You will be much less likely to have issues with rodents, because there will not be feed sitting out in a hanging feeder over night, and there will not be any feed spilled in the bedding to attract rodents.
Your birds will be healthier. My birds have very bright healthy feathers, start laying earlier, lay more often, and have better shell quality than the birds of my neighbors and friends who have birds of the same age and from the same sources as mine.
