My chicken feed keeps clumping

[AMEL1972]

Whenever it rains, the feed for my chickens always clumps up. Any tips on how to manage or prevent this? I want to make sure I'm not giving my chickens moldy food.

 

[dunnmom]

Is it clumping where it's stored or just in your feeder? How are you storing it, and what kind of feeder are you using?

 

[llombardo]

If you remove the clumps fairly quickly the chickens actually love it I have found.

 

[chuckachucka]

Is it clumping where it's stored or just in your feeder? How are you storing it, and what kind of feeder are you using?

X2

Letting the food get damp is a bad idea. Not just because of mould but if it gets wet and then dries out again in the feeders it makes a solid clumpy mess the chickens can't peck at. If I rains very heavily the food can even be flooded out and wasted. All feeders should be in covered areas of the coop/run or have their own covers. Food bags should be stored in airtight bins o containers ideally to keep it dry and also discourage rodents.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I keep the feeder in the coop year round. .
I keep the feed in my house. .
Especially important in damp or humid weather or wide temperature swings between day and night. GC