Reviews by KrisCVT

I love this product. I cannot believe no one has reviewed it yet. I started with the chick version- and moved up to this. While at work all day, I wanted to keep my girls busy. This product is healthy and offers them something to pick at. I have 5 hens, and I use about 1 per week. I string it up with some twine, so it swings too, keeping them engaged. It has lots of yummy things in it- like oats, crabmeal, cayenne and tumeric. My girls love it- and eat the bits that happen to fall to the ground too. If your birds are unsure about this at first- hang it- then use your finger to scratch a little off of it, letting some fall to the ground for them- they will figure it out in no time. Be careful when handling- because of the cayenne- do not touch your eyes or lips right after (I learned the hard way). I do wish that I could buy these by the case, because I find them for prices between 6.99-8.99- so buying them at least weekly feels expensive. Highly recommended.

I bought one of these when I first got my birds- I have since converted it to an oyster-shell dispenser- works wonderfully for that function in my coop. This past summer, I bought a second one to use for my "house" hen inside- she kept dumping bowls of water. This worked well for her cage setup; easy to hang, easy to fill, she couldn't dump it...but, it RUSTS like crazy. I do not remember the other one rusting like this. But I would go to change her water and the rust spots were everywhere along the inside of this waterer. I do not think it's my water here....no rust issues elsewhere. But I felt uncomfortable having her drink out of it so I removed it. Maybe I got a poor-quality one...because something made to hold water should not be rusting in 1-2 months of use.