Grandpa's Feeders Automatic Chicken Feeder - Sturdy Galvanized Steel Poultry Feeders - Rat Proof & No Spill with Weatherproof Lid - Standard Size for 6-12 Chickens 10 days (20lb Feed)

Product Information

You will also save money on feeds as wild birds, mice, rats, and other animals will not be able to access it. Weather changes will also not affect the cost of the feeders. They might be scared, but they will soon get used to it. You can decrease the noise made by this movement by filling the feeder during training. Week 3 The basic idea is that you fill the hopper to capacity and the birds will take what they need when they need it. This means you do not need to fill the feeder each day. Aluminum sheet metal can be chewed through by rats and mice as it is softer than galvanized steel sheet metal Door Styles

There is only one brand of swing in door feeder that is counter weighted and only one model, the same model actually, that has a spring loaded door so most of these brands of feeder are vulnerable to rats and squirrels pushing the door open. Second, two bolts positioned on the trough to keep it open are moved slightly to allow the lid to close halfway when the hens are not on the platform. Erm, well that was easy... I set the feeder up on Sunday morning and the girls are now using it happily on the 'normal' setting.

STAGE ONE – INTRODUCING THE FEEDER

Inside in the feed trough, it comes with 3 plastic food safe containers which can really handy to easily add in seeds, nuts or fruit and veg to their diets.

The bird walks onto the cantilevered treadle [base or floor plate], the weight of the bird then pushes down that plate and this action opens the lid on the feed trough. The bird can then happily feed, when it has finished feeding and steps off the treadle, the lid covering the feed tough closes.They are made from aluminum and galvanized metal and are therefore very strong. They are the only automatic feeders on the market that have been around for over 20 years. Although the feeders do have a tendency to tip over, and they will not keep rodents and other animals out of the feed, you can wall-mount them.

Wood will need repainting after a couple moths in the sun [It can’t be treated as this could risk contamination of the feed] and it will likely start to rot in under a couple of years. Some of the feeders have lids that are poorly designed or do not latch. Also sometimes there is no cover provided as they are sold separately. My recommendation would be for some home innovation – you can use an aluminium pie plate for most simple hanging feeders.

You may also like…

This means they can easily find food when they are hungry. They will lay eggs well and live happily if you provide enough food.