Treadle Feeder - Intro

[@evalooda]

Thank you for the helpful video. I've just seen a huge rat eating from my chickens' current feeder so resolved to look in to rat-proof feeders. Very encouraged to hear you no longer have a rat problem!

[@susankuchenberg4527]

You are a great help. Thank you!

[@sherpl]

I got one of these for my silkies and they don't seem to weigh enough to make it go down. How do I know which setting is the lightest?

[@chrissheila]

Great setup. We just bought one of the treadle feeders and the hens got used to it in a day. I had to remove the inner adjustable baffle as the feed kept getting jammed and wouldn’t fall into the feed tray. Just a question on the watering setup you have. Does it freeze up? Any ideas on how to prevent freezing of water happening?

[@effingpot]

Hi there, that watering bowl was a bit feeble but the logic was good. I've replaced the little blue bowl with a flexible hose which leads to the wall where I have installed a sheep drinker which is much bigger and more robust and works much better. It's working really well btw. Not a lot you can do about ice apart from moving somewhere warmer! I make my morning tea and pour the remaining hot water onto the ice from the kettle, which sorts it.

[@chrissheila]

@@effingpot haha move somewhere warmer. I’ve just moved from australia to Wiltshire!

[@effingpot]

@@chrissheila Oops! :-) Welcome!

[@b.vigilant4787]

Really helpful, thanks. (I think it’s treadle rhymes with meddle, Btw. As in footstep, tread.)

[@Dasha-pr4ct]

I got one of these and rats ate through the plastic in less than 3 weeks! Cheap crap! Literally ate through one side of the treadle which is now cut through!

[@andyneal893]

It's pronounced treddle not treedle

[@ponyrider37]

🤣 perfectly comprehensible anyway

[@tabcreedence6553]

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