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)

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What had prevented me from getting a treadle style feeder was the cost. Plain and simple. Or the thought that one day I would make one myself. We live on a farm and have a workshop and so I hate buying what I can usually fashion from old bits of metal lying around. I was wrong to wait though, as actually the cost of not getting one was so high with all the food that was being wasted. So I began to see it as more of an investment.

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. I had no idea at the time that Scaly Leg Mite and vermin, namely rats, were connected in any way shape or form. I got the benefits in terms of the money saved by keeping rats out the coop and run, those benefits I’m still enjoying now.Grandpa feeders are available in two different sizes holding two different amounts of feed and works great with bantams. You want to ensure that you use this for feeding full grown birds as smaller birds might get in the mechanism when the big birds step off. You will find feeders that can do both but they are usually a bit more expensive. If you only intend to use the feeder inside then you save money a bit of money and buy an indoor only feeder.

This product comes almost fully assembled, just fasten the treadplate on and you’re ready to go. The whole product fits easily into your car for transport. So I closed the lid and left them to it. It literally took 5 seconds before one of them ran over, stepped on the plate and the lid on the feed lifted. One more ran over to join her and then they needed no more introduction… They have a 2 year no quibble guarantee! Again, that’s something you don’t hear every day a 2 year guarantee shows the trust they have behind this product. Do you even get a 2 year guarantee on vehicles anymore..? Put it this way no other treadle style feeder has a 2 year guarantee.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. Weatherproof feeders can be used in all weather conditions. This means that the feed will not be affected by weather conditions and will not become contaminated.

The feeder does nicely with this concern, and it helps that I don’t have a lot of critters to protect from. The issue about the lid applies to this, too, however. Suitable for a variety of bird seed types, for example, sunflower seeds, millet, peanuts and other treatsRent a coop’ have built up a good reputation for customer service and have offered a cheaper alternative product to grandpas to the market with this treadle feeder.