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Trina I only had this problem when my chicks were little. Now that they are more adult size they peck with such vigor that I never have to manually knock the feed loose. :)

Mine are tall too, at 5 ft tall, (I am 5'3") and I could never pick up that big bag to fill them so I use a homemade scoop made from a half gallon milk bottle. I just cut off the bottom. It holds quite a bit and pours from one corner without spilling.

Yes Matt, I forgot to mention that i poked a tiny hole in the bottom if the bottle. Then I just put my finger over it when refilling..

Matt, I found the bottom of the bottle to be a little too thin and therefore didn't have enough bite to hold the nipple in with chicks pecking at it. So I flipped the bottle upside down and put the nipple in the cap. It is thicker so more area of contact with the threads on the nipple. I also...

Oooh I love that! Thanks for sharing your photo.

Great idea! Do you think you could post a picture so I can see how you have the 22degree angle attached?

Here is another idea I found here on the forum. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jonny-anvils-chicken-coop