Not only that, but the treadle is huge and allowed rats and wild birds to defeat the feeder! Plastic degrades in sunlight, rats easily chew through plastic, and using plastic saves money but spending a few dollars more on sheet metal will make a feeder last for years.
Back in 2018 a gorgeous new feeder came on the market, just pretty and neat as all get out but it had a plastic lid and a plastic treadle. It is solidly made and it actually will defeat rats, wild birds, and some customers say squirrels. The birds don’t have to reach deep inside the feeder to eat like some of the competing brands so our rodent proof chicken feeder will work on medium and large birds too. The Grandpa treadle chicken feeder had such a problem with birds getting trapped that they had to add side guards. The door will push a bird’s head out of the way instead of trapping the bird. Chickens and rats don’t have to be synonymous.īirds train quickly with our style of feeder, the door swings away from their head, not over their head so they are less afraid. One more reason that the City Council might allow citizens to raise chickens in backyards. If you are in the city you won’t have neighbors complaining about the rats that are attracted to your coop if you have a properly designed treadle feeder. (note that some of the videos are somewhat old and of the old design) Video of Construction details of the 2023 upgraded dual spring/no counter weight The new version dual spring/no counterweight is even easier to assemble and quicker to assemble and is more rat proof. Note, some of the videos below are of the older model counterweight version.
AUTOMATIC CHICKEN FEEDER RAT PROOF INSTALL
Three minutes to five minutes will suffice to unpack and install the treadle, counterweight, and wire link. Easily done as the steel is 1/8″ thick but it has to be done by the customer for it to fit right. It does require some tools, pliers, a crescent wrench or open end wrench and you will need to adjust the treadle by bending it a bit till it fits.
Here are some videos of the construction details and the assembly needed to put the treadle on the feeder after it arrives. If your feeder ever breaks we can furnish most parts. That said we have dozens of customers that have bought additional feeders after seeing how well they work. If you are the kind of person that needs perfection and ultra high quality you will not like this feeder! It is sturdy enough to last for many years but if you have OCD then you will not like this feeder. If you need a rodent proof chicken feeder this one is the also the best. If you need a bird proof chicken feeder, this one is the best. It isn’t the prettiest feeder on the market but it really will defeat vermin and it is affordable. Our feeder does one thing keep rats and other critters out of the feed. That are unwilling to spend two hundred dollars for a poorly designed, Chinese made chicken feeder.
Our market niche is the large number of flock owners It is simply an inexpensive treadle feeder that works.Įngineering an automatic chicken feeder is not making it so perfect it will never fail and limiting the number of people that can afford it, engineering is making the poultry feeder just sturdy enough to function and keeping the cost affordable. All our poultry feeder does is keep feed safe from rats, birds, and other vermin. Maybe one percent of our customers wind up unhappy with their purchase but that is one percent too many. Please read this info before you purchase. Engineering Our Philosophy for a Good Chicken Feeder
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