Shamo Hybrid
Crowing
- Jun 6, 2018
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I make sure they have more than enough of their fill in the morning, which should last them to late afternoon..... then a few hours before they go to bed I load them up again. Seems to be working fine. Trust me, if I could do the feeder route I would, but it is not possible with my open setup due to squirrels fitting through the fencing and basically birds of all feather flying in for an all you can eat buffet.My flock would be long dead if they had to rely on me feeding them by hand. I have enough trouble keeping the automatic feeder and watering systems from going empty.
I have seen no sign of either wild birds or squirrels getting into the hanging feeders inside my fully enclosed run. Mice could get into them if they were on the ground, but I can't see them getting into them hanging from the rafters. If the occasional small bird gets through the chicken wire, power to them.