Hanging feeders are my favorite way to provide food to our flock – they keep food off the ground and cannot be tipped over, reducing mess and waste.
Treadle feeders feature a mechanism that opens the feed compartment when a chicken steps on the treadle, helping reduce waste and prevent feed theft by wild animals.
This space-efficient design works well in smaller coops, but if installing a tube feeder outside, make sure that it is fitted with a rain-proof cover.
No-waste feeders minimize spillage and mess by incorporating special feeding ports and enclosed hoppers.
They help to keep the feeding area tidy and organized and prevent the feed from becoming contaminated with bedding or poop.
DIY feeder kits allow you to build a customized feeding system that suits your specific needs, whether a gravity-fed design or a more complex automatic system.