im making one now- i have a teeny kitchen, and the commercial skelter looks like it would take up just way too much valuable counter space.
the one im making is tall and skinny- half the width of an egg carton- and 4 rows tall.
I am using turquoise rubber coated stiff wire- sold as...
yes they will pick it clean. and again with the watermelon rind, they will eat it if you grind it up. they love it! its just they cant peck at hard stuff to be smaller sizes, but once it is ground they absolutely love all the fresh food you give them. the mango pit should be fine too.
i found the secret trick to getting your chickens to eat anything (that isn't bad for them like beans and potato peels)
they will eat all of the following:
mango peels,
avocado peels and seeds,
all citrus, including peels
and all alliums: onions, garlic, etc
if: you grind it up in a...