Because of this, the feeder with the highest score will not necessarily be the feeder best suited to you. ![]() The best feeder for you will depend on your own situation, such as: priorities, number of chickens, location, climate, type of block and type of coop. In the table below I have given each feeder a score out of 5 for each of these factors and used it to calculate an overall score. Water proof: How well does the feeder keep water out of the grain. Pest proof: How effective the feeder is at keeping pests away.Ĩ. Mess and waste: How effective the feeder is at preventing chickens from flicking and spilling grain feed which causes mess and waste?ħ. ![]() Space efficient: How space efficient and attractive is the feeder.Ħ. Chicken capacity: How many chickens can you have per feeder.ĥ. Storage capacity: How much grain does the feeder store and how often does it need to be filled up.Ĥ. Setup effort: Effort to make (where required), install, setup and introduce to the chickens.ģ. I have compared them based on 8 key factors for easy and stress free chicken feeding:ġ. Because feeders are such an important part of keeping backyard chickens, I have put together a comparison of 7 commonly used feeders. The right feeder can get rid of many of the problems that often come with chickens Pests eat and contaminate your chicken feed, spread parasites and diseases and stress out your chickens - which can then cause a drop in egg production. This attracts pests like rats and wild birds which can cause a whole range of problems. ![]() Chickens are messy eaters and they love to flick and spill their feed everywhere. Its all to common for people to give up on backyard chickens because of the problems and hassles that can come with it.īut a lot of these problems come from how you feed your chickens and the feeder that you use.
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