sprkplug is correct - the feeding ring is just another tool to help train the fish to learn to eat pellets in a specific area of the pond. To minimize feed from splashing or washing out of the ring a wind baffle should be installed around the inside of the ring. The width of the baffle can be 3"-8" depending on ones needs. I used vinyl siding for my rings and Farm Pond Harvest magazine used thin aluminum sheeting. Farm Pond Harvest popularized the feeding ring concept for feeding fish back in the 1960's.
When the fish feeding activity gets active enough to splash pellets out of the ring, then it is time to stop using the ring. Feed training - mission accomplished.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/10/12 09:45 AM.
