A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I've got a bog-standard 3 litre plastic feeder. The ones that look lile upside down plant pots. Trouble is, there are empty bits round the edges which don't fill with food in the saucer bit. I think it's because the food is moist, but what do you do when the weather starts getting bad? You have to have a feeder that works in weather. Any tips on what I can get/do to ensure food runs free without gumming up the feeder? Thanks Anna x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We have ours underneath the 'breakfast bar'. Its a piece of worktop that runs along one end of their run. They have treats up there! We keep the feeder under that to make sure it stays dry all the time. Another thing is to put it on a few bricks so they cant walk over it as this could be causing it to block too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Mine had a lid.....it was an optional extra cost about three quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 It essentially looks like this and is on a high breezeblock - I'd heard enough about pooing in the food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 either put it under something, get a roof for your run or you can buy some feeders that come with rain covers sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judith67 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I have one of these too. From experience i have found it better to be off the ground, either on a brick as you said or I have hung mine from bungees from the ceiling of their run. I have also found it is essential to keep it dry otherwise the gaps fill up with soggy food and it doesn't re fill itself. I have half covered the run roof with tarp and make sure the feeder is underneath the tarp. Since i have done this i have few problems (unless the rain is horizontal lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Mine is high on a brick and under a roofed area. It is most odd because it is out of the weather. I can only attribute it to being exposed to damp air! Are there any 'freer' feeders in terms of food flow? Ones which gum up less because of the size of holes, not because of lids or rooves? I've done the lid thing, roof thing and brick thing with no joy yet. I keep going out and shaking extra food into the rim. I won't always be able to do that hourly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I used to hang mine (Mine was a green version that also had a handle and screwed tightly together) But i also found not much food was 'pouring down' into the chanelled tray section. It was under a tarp and always stayed dry, i had it at back height so no scratching or knocking over could happen. But it also took up a fair bit of room so i got a grub, it seems the girls go through lots more pellets now so they must like it. I also wrapped a chain around it's middle and hooked it up as sometimes the girls would get underneath it then stand up, thus tipping it over. They seem to constantly try us eh? The grub is almost enclosed so the chickens get lovely dry food and have to put their whole head in to eat, so any swishing of their heads or raking out can't happen so much. Until they suss THAT out i guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
