Counting days, my birds are 9days old today. Since I brought them in, what I have been using for them because of their age is the tray feeders. Whenever the day old birds are brought in the first to type of feeders to use for them is the tray feeders. For the fact that they are still small, the feeder trays is what is comfortable for them to feed from day one.
HOW THE POULTRY PAN FEEDER WAS INTRODUCED BEFORE IT BECAME A PERMANENT USE.
What I did was that I just dropped of the poultry pen feeders in the brooder pen with feed inside, at first they were looking at the new feeder, then one of the bravest of the birds approached the new feeder and feed itself and other did the same. So the birds learn by ”imitation".
After my birds clocked 9 days today, so I decided to try the new poultry pan feeders. Though it is the smallest of that categories which will assist them to stand and feed themselves comfortably. The tray feeders have their disadvantages despite the fact that it helps the day old birds to feel comfortable from like day one to maybe day 6 or 7. One of the disadvantages of the plastic tray feeders is that it is from the tray that the birds feed from and at the same it is where they pass their feces and still continue feeding. So with this, the feces mix with the feed and no way they won't pick some of their feces mixed with the feed. That's why you see after some days you will observe them developing chronic respiratory disease for example sneezing and maybe coughing. That's why when they are using this tray feeders, it is good if they are on antibiotics dosage so that this antibiotics will suppress and them from developing chronic respiratory disease.
The birds are now about 0.3 height feet so they are comfortable feeding from the small poultry pan feeders.
All thanks to 
PART ONE OF THE BROODER PEN CONSTRUCTION:- CLICK HERE👉🏻SOURCE
PART TWO OF THE BROODER PEN CONSTRUCTION:- CLICK HERE👉🏻SOURCE
