As the chicken are getting bigger they are eating more and more. Chickens are a messy bunch, scratching and kicking their food everywhere and wasting a lot of it. Dad made this feeder for free. He took scrap wood and made a base with a lip that went all the way around it and didn't leave much room on the sides for scratching. He cut notches out the bottom on two sides of a plastic litter pail so gravity can pull the feed down and they can't get to it all at once. It has a nice top that keeps the feed dry and the chickens from pooping in it. At the time he made this it would hold enough for about two days worth of feed so we only had to feed them every other day. A win win for everyone.
Oooooo! I think I may have to make one this weekend. The Cornish meat birds are soooo messy with their food; maybe this will help. Thanks for the idea.
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