Ever since I saw the picture of the wooden treadle feeder in the Learning Center, I've been trying to figure out how I could build one like it since I couldn't afford the major bucks one of those galvanized metal ones cost. Well, Dogfish has been kind enough to volunteer making a prototype and then to share his plans with all of us. Being the impatient type, I contacted a woodworking site while I waited -- and this gentleman has also been good enough to design and finish a wooden chicken treadle feeder and to post the plans on his website FOR FREE!
So, you will now have a choice of two sets of plans to make your very own treadle feeder. Every coop should have one if you're a gadget freak, have rats around, or just like teaching your birds new tricks for entertainment!
This great guy, Wayne Murray, is who answered my request and referred it to the second site. If you use these spectacularly-detailed free plans (with materials list and diagrams), why not send a thank-you for his time and trouble? Or browse through his site?
http://www.wayneofthewoods.com/freeplans.htm
http://www.woodworkingcorner.com/feeder.php
(Notice he even posted a warning to protect the chickens: "DO NOT apply any poly, paint, or other chemical sealers as the birds may ingest it.")
So, you will now have a choice of two sets of plans to make your very own treadle feeder. Every coop should have one if you're a gadget freak, have rats around, or just like teaching your birds new tricks for entertainment!
This great guy, Wayne Murray, is who answered my request and referred it to the second site. If you use these spectacularly-detailed free plans (with materials list and diagrams), why not send a thank-you for his time and trouble? Or browse through his site?
http://www.wayneofthewoods.com/freeplans.htm
http://www.woodworkingcorner.com/feeder.php
(Notice he even posted a warning to protect the chickens: "DO NOT apply any poly, paint, or other chemical sealers as the birds may ingest it.")
