DarrenandSarah Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Hello everyone My girls have developed the annoying habit of emptying half the contents of the grub onto the grass in the run, this then gets left and due to a history of rats in my garden is not ideal. Does anyone have any tips to solving this, perhaps a different type of feeder, I have seen the galvanised trough types and also the plastic ones with what looks like an upturned pint glass on a dinner plate. Any advice would be gratefully received. Cheers Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Why not put a cat litter tray under the grubs to catch the spills? I have used the type of feeder you describe, and it seemed OKish To deter rats, I eventually invested in a treadle feeder. Cost me forty quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybird Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I find putting fewer pellets in the grub - just enough for the day - minimises spillage and encourages the girls to eat the pellets on the ground before bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Mine now do this the minute they arelet out i the morning - they go at the grub ike they are possesed with their beaks knocking it all out - I stand there and wonder what the are looking for! Its as if they are saying "there must be something better in here somewhere"! I now fill it up a little less and will see if that will help. I may put something under it to catch the knocked out food as suggested. They are right little pickles. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 They will do that, it's just down to the way that they feed; they just like to rake through their feed. I have the pellets in a glug, which is impossible for them to rake anything out of. I also have a gravity feeder so that they can all get space to feed. Troughs are OK, but I found that they stood (and pooed) in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanchick Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I got round this by not overloading the grub and by putting the grub a bit higher. Nothing gets spilt now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
