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[Phoebe]

I started off with a largish grey hopper with a lid which I got from www.chicken.house.co.uk. That lasted about three weeks but I got really fed up after tipping it over twice when I moved the cube.

 

So I bought a plastic bin from ebay which attaches to the run - turned out to be tiny, and the hens knock it off every time they peck it.

 

So I thought I would consult the oracle and ask you for ideas as to what I could put grit in so it stays dry, does n't get tipped over by the hens and stamped on, or run over by me every time I relocate the Cube.

 

Any ideas ?

[chelsea]

I use a grub in my big girls run.

 

In the eglu run I use a couple of these attached to the run itself

 

http://www.regencypoultry.com/cagecups/antispill.htm

 

They are very handy, cheap and the chooks dont knock them off!

[Guest]

I have mine in a chrome pet/parrot feeder dish that hooks onto the run. It has to be strategically placed to one side and slightly under the grub so that the girls can't knock it off the wire, and I guess that in truth, it doesn't always stay dry, but hey, its bits of seashell - it doesnt get soggy....

 

REALLY like the look of the cage cups though...

[Mrs Webmuppet]

I too use a parrot feeder pot that hooks on the run.

[Chickvic]

I bought a parrot pot (?) It's a white pot with metal hooks that goes into a parrots cage. We had to bend the hooks over a bit more but the girls don't knock it off. I've tried to find a picture but can't. I'll keep looking and post a picture if I can find one.

[chelsea]

 

REALLY like the look of the cage cups though...

 

They come in really handy, we have used them for porridge and as seperate feeders and drinkers attached to a broody pen during last summers broody spell.

[Hen Watch]

In this.....

 

 

Plastic bird feed holder with little hooks on bought from the pet shop. I actually drilled 2 holes in the bottom for drainage so the rain can seep out.

[Plum]

I've got a flowerpot tied onto the wire and not had any problems. Its got drainage holes but doesn't get wet as its under the shower curtain cover.

[Barkisland]

I use plastic galley pots like these:

http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww.flytesofancy.co.uk%2f&WD=galley%20pot&PN=Plastic_Galley_Pots__3_.html%23a06640_2d4#a06640_2d4

[moomin]

I use exactly the same as barkisland, nice and cheap and colourful. I also chuck a few handfuls of mixed grit across the floor of the run from time to time as they like to scrabble about for it

[Phoebe]

Thats brilliant, thanks.

I shall probably go with cage cups, as anything which can be bought online and requires minimal adjustment sounds good to me !

The flowerpot will do in the meantime however.

 

thanks for the suggestions