Coach P
12 posts
Jan 31, 2005
4:43 PM
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Food Trays in the Kit Box…I first started with plastic trays and the birds would slip and knock food out…I then took a piece of light plywood and placed 1x1 around the edges to form a lip…this works better but how about you guys what are you using as feed trays….
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highroller
83 posts
Jan 31, 2005
5:00 PM
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I built mine from wood also. They are about 4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep and are covered to prevent droppings getting in. The birds always sit on top of them even though there are plenty of perches available. I have small spacers running from the tray up to the cover about 2 inches apart which lets one bird feed at each opening. Before I put the spacers in the birds would continually roam up and down the tray while feeding and push eachother out. Now they feed at one spot and everyone gets fed.
Dan
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
381 posts
Jan 31, 2005
5:05 PM
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I use sheetmetal pans that are 24"x24" which gives plenty of room for a kit of birds. I always spread the feed around to cover the entire pan and oddly enough, I find that after a while most of the birds eat from the same location in the pan.
Brian.
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highroller
85 posts
Jan 31, 2005
5:14 PM
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Brian,
Do you pull the pans after feeding or leave them in the kit box?
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J_Star
192 posts
Jan 31, 2005
5:58 PM
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Coach,
I use the heavy plastic trays that Foys sell for the individual breeding cages drop catching tray. They are 23x23" in size and durable. They sell for about $4 each. They really work good and easy to clean.
Jay
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fhtfire
102 posts
Jan 31, 2005
8:31 PM
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Coach,
I use the long wood food trays from Foys #1070. The ones that have the white wire so that the birds can't get in the food. I use two for one kit box. When one kit is done...I move the two to the next kit. My breeders use the food tray with the wood dowls and a lid #1002. I am real happy with the wood feeders. With two 24" feeders I can feed up to 25 birds no problem. I threw my plastic feeders in the trash!
rock and ROLL
Paul Fullerton
Last Edited by fhtfire on Feb 01, 2005 3:44 PM
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
382 posts
Jan 31, 2005
9:25 PM
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Highroller, I put them in to feed then as soon as they are done I pull them out. Each kit box has its own tray and I try not to mix them up. Just a little quirk I have I guess. The lofts have the traditional long metal ones with the spinner on top, this time of year I keep them full of feed as they are feeding young.
Brian.
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spintight
41 posts
Jan 31, 2005
9:28 PM
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I use those large baking sheets, they are aluminum, you can buy them at Cash and Carry for about $8
the problem is you have to let them poop on them a bit so the acid in their poop will make the service less slippery.
They are great, scrap great, and spray off or bleach them no problem.
These are about 16" x 24" I think
dave
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highroller
88 posts
Feb 01, 2005
1:02 PM
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Lots of good ideas here, thanks everyone.
Dan
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