Hi Darlene,
I am sorry you are having a problem with your feed port covers. We designed them so that they flex when you squeeze the handle in the middle so when you insert them in all the way they snap into a recess on the inside of the feed ports. We designed them to keep racoons and other critters out at night.
Please check and make sure they are pushed in all the way. Feel free to give me a call on my cell at 910-233-0502 with any questions.
Thanks,
Tom