I've purchased some square ones too. The chickens can't scratch them to tip them over. The square ones they can get into but can't tip and the loaf ones they don't go into.
They can be turned inside out or flattened on the ground to clean the majority out. I tip them over and drag them on...
Harris Farms 7 Pound Hanging Feeder is one of their most popular sizes. This plastic feeder is easy to fill and will feed up to 15 birds.
7 pound feed capacity feeds 5-15 chickens
Designed for fast filling with an open top
Innovative feed ring prevents chickens from scratching out feed
Simple...
When I discovered that the big comb of my Crested Cream Legbar rooster hampered him whenever came the time to eat from the coop’s Tube Feeder, I knew I had to build a new type of feeder to better accommodate him.
BackYard Chickens is a lifesaver when it comes to searching through it for ways to...
She May Be Small, But She Can Still Get Her Head in the Bucket to Eat!
This is my 6 1/2 week old white silkie eating out of the feed bucket I made for my chickens. I do have feed at a lower location, but she prefers eating like the others do!
I was asked to take in some wayward goats and I was wholly unprepared for their insatiable appetite for destruction and chicken food. I tried a few different methods but what the little one can’t get into, the big one can break down.
This tunnel, made using a septic infiltrator, has been the...
Hanging feeder that is 100% gravity driven and drops feed only if a chicken pecks at the target. I've got 3 of these for 20 chickens. Each bucket holds 25lbs of feed.
Materials needed
5 gallon bucket with lid
7/8th hold drill
1/2" drill bit
3/8th by 6" Eye Bolt and matching nut
Large Washers...