how to select a poultry feeder
| How to select a suitable feeder. You should allow 100-120g of feed per day for each hen. Bantams will need slightly less, large breeds more. Cockerels tend to eat much more than hens. Our budget range is great as a starting point. They last well but some do have a tendency to crack if you drop them in cold weather. Our quality plastic feeders are much more robust and should give several years services but like all plastic items left outside the sun will eventually make them brittle and more prone to cracking. Our galvanised feeders are the most robust option. they're likely to last for many years. |
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| All systems must be equipped in such a way that all laying hens have: (a) either linear feeders providing at least 10cm per hen or circular feeders providing at least 4cm per hen; and (b) either continuous drinking troughs providing 2.5 cm per hen or circular drinking troughs providing 1cm per hen, |
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