WE don't WANT to feed the whole neighborhood!

[LeastinID]

Does anyone know how to discourage other birds from raiding our chicken feeders?
We're seeing our chicken food supply rapidly dwindle.
The local quail flocks stop by to dust bathe and have a snack - we don't mind them so much 'cause they don't raid the feeders, but the sparrows are everywhere and they are relentless!

 

[FunClucks]

https://ratproofchickenfeeder.net/feeders/
http://ratproofchickenfeeder.com/
Same vendor, two websites. Owner/creator is on here @Al Gerhart
If you have large fowl chickens, this is an easy fix. Can be modified for lighter birds and still keep out sparrows.

Mine don't LIKE these, but they'll tolerate them if I don't put down any other food (mine prefer dogbowls, but I get a lot less waste from these feeders). Feeders work great as claimed. If you feed crumble, scoop out the dust from the bottom of the feeder periodically and make a wet mash with water, chickens think it's a treat and will gobble it up. The dust is where all the vitamins are.

Good luck!

 

[nuthatched]

Move your feeders inside the coop if possible, completely cover your run with bird netting, you don't want to feed moochers and they can carry disease