Chicken feeder humidity issue

[JimT8]

I live in southeast Louisiana, which is highly humid. When I fill my 65 gallon gravity fed feeder with layer pellets, the pellets soak up humidity and solidify, preventing them from exiting the gravity feeder. 1) Is there any way to prevent the pellets from soaking up the moisture? 2) Is there any nutritious feed which will not absorb the moisture and still be distributed via gravity?

 

[swamphiker]

Is your feeder under a roof? I found that helped resolve the issue for my feeder. I'm in Florida so it's also very humid.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

I live in southeast Louisiana, which is highly humid. When I fill my 65 gallon gravity fed feeder with layer pellets, the pellets soak up humidity and solidify, preventing them from exiting the gravity feeder. 1) Is there any way to prevent the pellets from soaking up the moisture? 2) Is there any nutritious feed which will not absorb the moisture and still be distributed via gravity?

If your feeder is metal, that might be part of the problem, since humidity will be more likely to accumulate and sweat off the metal

 

[Al Gerhart]

Is there anyway to install a sixty watt light bulb either at the top or under the feeder with some sort of shroud around it to direct the heat to the feeder? Condensation happens on cool items during hot humid conditions. Heat the feeder, maybe an infrared lamp it it isn't too expensive to run, and the humidity problems should be solved.

Alternatively, wax the stuffing out of the inside of the feeder and the bottom tray where the feed flows. See if you can increase the opening that chokes the feed down, less friction, better flow.

 

[JimT8]

Is your feeder under a roof? I found that helped resolve the issue for my feeder. I'm in Florida so it's also very humid.

Thank you for your response. I do have the feeder under a roof, but all sides of the pen are open. I have begun limiting the amount of feed I give them to prevent waste.

 

[JimT8]

Is there anyway to install a sixty watt light bulb either at the top or under the feeder with some sort of shroud around it to direct the heat to the feeder? Condensation happens on cool items during hot humid conditions. Heat the feeder, maybe an infrared lamp it it isn't too expensive to run, and the humidity problems should be solved.

Alternatively, wax the stuffing out of the inside of the feeder and the bottom tray where the feed flows. See if you can increase the opening that chokes the feed down, less friction, better flow.

Thank you for these ideas. I will see if I can implement a heat lamp.