Roosting on waterer/feeder!?!

[jramirez]

Can anybody give me some suggestions to keep my chicks from roosting on the waterer and feeder? I have my 4 wk old chicks in a very large rubbermaid bin with pine shavings. I have the waterer and feeder sitting on an overturned bowl. They are beginning to roost on them and of course poop all over the place. What to do???

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Get yourself some cardboard or posterboard and make a tall, conical cap to sit on top of the feeders and waterers.

 

[jramirez]

i have the metal feeder with the holes around it - not sure if something would stay on it but i will try!

 

[HappyPlace]

Do you have a roost in the bin for them?

If you don't, I would make a roost that was a little higher than the feeder and waterer and put that in there for them.

By four weeks, mine were using a small stick stuck in box to roost on. I tipped a box on it's side and stuck the stick in long ways through the sides. It was sturdy, gave them a feeling of security and was a good transition to their coop.