Farm Tuff Baby Chick Bulk Feeder, 6-Pound, Yellow and Red

I did not buy mine here, but I do have 2 of these and am looking at purchasing a 3rd.I did not find that they wasted any more feed than other feeders. Chicks will be chicks, and they will find a way to poop in almost anything. The funnel shape prevents them from doing major scratching and spilling as they get bigger. Best of all, it holds a few days worth of feed. Traditional chick started quart sized feeders had to be filled every day and I would lose a lot of feed in trying to reattach the base. I find the lid stays put fairly well and prevents the chicks from sitting on top of the feeder. Not fool-proof, there is always one chick that at a certain size, will find a way, but overall, does a pretty good job and keeps poop out of the food and off the lid. I keep one in each of my 3 brooder tanks.

I.i did not find flaws in the material however the lid does not lock down and flighty chicks easily knock it off . Try flipping it and there is a hole that would easily allow dirt and chicken poop to fall through. The lid had to be taped and retaped each time I filled the feeder The biggest problem is it allows chicks to throw out and waste feed. With a six pound capacity I lost at leas three pounds of feed as compared to a 12 pound metal feeder for standard chickens set at the lowest setting I lost zero feed and all was consumed by the chicks. I love the idea of the plastic feeder but it lost when I lost half my feed compared to other bulk feeders

The chicks flick the feed out onto the ground. Large amount of waste! I was hoping this would live up to being "spill proof". Not at all!Chicks cannot poop in the feeder but they toss it to the ground and then poop in it!