Jun 3, 2019 · Nope, these are radically different than every other feeder on the market. It is the ONLY feeder with a soft close door option, the only feeder with a spring loaded door to stop a rat from just pushing the door open, the only feeder with a heavy counterweight to help keep the vermin out of the feed, and the only feeder with a narrow and distant treadle to prevent mass …

Feb 2, 2020 · I started off with a hanging feeder, put it at neck height to a RIR. You would open the coop door and see the darn feeder swinging around without a chicken within ten feet. The rats will just jump up into the feeder. Wow, three customers vouching for …

Aug 17, 2009 · The chances of a chicken getting a lethal dose of poison from a secondary exposure are virtually nil. The lethal dose for a mouse is far less than the dose of a full-grown chicken. Add to this the tendency of sick and dying mice to go deep into their burrows to die, lessens the likelyhood even more.

Jul 9, 2013 · Mice are attracted by food, so make sure store your poultry feed in a secure, mouse proof container. Collect eggs frequently and remove any broken eggs, shells and dead birds asap. While there is no surefire way to mouse-proof one’s poultry farm, there are various preventative measures that you can take to keep mice out of your chicken coop ...

Feb 9, 2023 · The standard hanging feeders are a good feeder. You could even attach one of those hummingbird feeder ant moats for another layer of protection, and hang your chicken feeder from that, in the right location. The grandpa/pedal/treadle feeders are not rodent proof. I tried one of those style feeders and a squirrel became trapped inside of it.

Jun 19, 2017 · The unlucky mouse was ripped from limb to limb, but it took a while. Mice were dining on the open feed, plus what the birds were raking out on the ground, which was a lot. Judging from the rate they are eating feed now, maybe half of what they were going through was ending up on the ground, and attracting mice.

Aug 25, 2016 · 4. Chicken capacity: How many chickens can you have per feeder. 5. Space efficient: How space efficient and attractive is the feeder. 6. Mess and waste: How effective the feeder is at preventing chickens from flicking and spilling grain feed which causes mess and waste? 7. Pest proof: How effective the feeder is at keeping pests away. 8.

Jan 25, 2023 · Hi - I have been a quail keeper for the last 6 months or so. I have them in my garage cuz of predators (esp neighborhood cat) and a very picky and easily aggravated neighbor. I now have mice in my garage. I try to keep everything clean, clean the aviary every day or two. We are also using...

Jun 29, 2011 · This started out to be a rodent free feeder (had a bad mouse problem with my old feeder). After first installing it, the chickens made sure it was always full of shavings. The solution... raise it. The problem with that... they couldn't reach it. Solution... build stool all the way around it. They have no problem eating from it.

Sep 2, 2018 · Finishing up my new coop, and looking for ideas for a mouse-proof feeder. I like the feeders with the PVC elbows in a bucket, but it look like a mouse could still get into them. I saw some reviews of the treadle-operated feeders, and saw video of mice in …