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!
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?
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.
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!
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!
You are a great help. Thank you!
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?
Really helpful, thanks.
(I think it’s treadle rhymes with meddle, Btw. As in footstep, tread.)
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?
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.
@@effingpot haha move somewhere warmer. I’ve just moved from australia to Wiltshire!
@@chrissheila Oops! :-) Welcome!
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!
It's pronounced treddle not treedle
🤣 perfectly comprehensible anyway
treedle feedle