Small run feeder

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I have a very small coop/run and no room for a hanging feeder. I was thinking of something smaller that I could mount onto the cage door like this...has anyone ever used this besides the guy I saw on YouTube lol?
Pros/cons/suggestions?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084NNYGM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_18MYHM8F0TMW6YQNY0F4

 

[Lemon-Drop]

How many chickens do you have, and in what size space?

 

[Painted Calls]

Pics of your coop/run would be helpful here.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Those PVC feeders might serve you well (not my image).

But it would def help to have pics of your setup. I can't picture a run that couldnt accommodate a hanging feeder....

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I should have also mentioned I am only trying to store 3 days worth of food in this as well as keep it dry. I figured the pvc feeders held way more than I needed.

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• Gammas Bearded Babies
• Jun 8, 2021

Newly added diy run extension

I have 3 silkies and 1 polish all bantams
This is with the 8sqft addition the the run.
Originally the coop/run was
"OVERALL DIMENSIONS 65.2”(L) x 26.4”(W) x 47.6”(H) Provide LARGER 14.7ft² ground activity space for your pets"

 

[saysfaa]

I should have also mentioned I am only trying to store 3 days worth of food in this as well as keep it dry. I figured the pvc feeders held way more than I needed. ...

They can hold as little as you like. Make the stand tube shorter or smaller diameter (might need an extra "reducing fitting" to do that), or put a dowel rod inside the standard sized tube to take up the extra space.

 

[3KillerBs]

Respectfully, if your coop and run is too small to place a feeder then your coop and run is too small, period and you need to work on some kind of expansion/upgrade.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Respectfully, if your coop and run is too small to place a feeder then your coop and run is too small, period and you need to work on some kind of expansion/upgrade.

Hey I know...and I get it. I just need this to work til February when we redo our deck and then I plan to incorporate it into the build.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Hey I know...and I get it. I just need this to work til February when we redo our deck and then I plan to incorporate it into the build.

That sounds awesome! You'll have to post progress pics once you get started!

 

[kerbotx]

If those dimensions really are 2" square, I'd say it's way too little - but a larger version might work. I have a very similar, but larger, plastic version of that feeder & it's easy for them to flick pellets out of it; I have some split tubing I plan to add to the lip, just haven't gotten around to it... Otherwise, it works very well in my "ICU pen".

I think you do have room for a hanging feeder, if you chose a smaller one - and I'd hang it close to the space underneath the ramp.

https://smile.amazon.com/Little-Gia...g+Poultry+Feeder,+3+lbs&qid=1624232322&sr=8-1