New Chicken Feeder

Being a new chicken owner, I've learned quite a few things. One, they stink. Two, they can be very mean to each other. And three, they are messy eaters...which leads me to this post.

I’ve gone through a few different feeders, trying to limit the amount of wastage, while also trying to ensure that all 5 of the chooks get an opportunity to eat. This has proven to be very difficult because one dumb-dumb always seems to step in the container, and/or spills food everywhere (meaning in their poo).
This is a photo of the last ghetto creation. Notice the fashionable clips holding the fast food (takeaway) containers to the wood..... nice.
After doing a bit of internet shopping and gathering ideas, Holming got to work! This is what we came up with. It cost $7 to build.
Notice the thin wood bar on top. This is to keep them from scooping out the food while searching for their favourite treats (hence wasting all the expensive pellets), and it keeps them from stepping in the feeder. Great idea honey! Holming also made that bar removable so that I can put plastic containers in it when I feed the girls mash (which is a wet food). They don’t all like mash so this gives them a choice. The feeder is also pretty long to allow the little ones to eat safely away from the pecking mean older ladies. Ha! Problem solved.