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    2 Grandpa's Treadle Feeders for Sale, So Cal, Hemet area

    I have two Grandpa's Feeders for sale. They are in good used condition. They just didn't work well for our situation, I am asking $50 each. They are well over $150 new. This is a good opportunity to try one if you have been wanting one. I am in southern California in the mountains above...
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    Artificial Turf???

    When I built my coop, I made 1 small mistake. Instead of putting one window horizontally and up high over the external nest boxes, I put two windows vertically right above the external nest boxes. So that means that the lids of the nest boxes are not slopped enough to keep the chickens from...
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    What's the one thing you wish you had included in your coop?

    The one thing I wish I could have in my coop is a brooder. But we don't have a lot of space and I had to keep the size of my coop down in order for it to fit in the covered run. Other than that, I am pretty darn happy with my coop. It has been in use for a year and a half now and works pretty...
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    What type of fan works best inside coop?

    Same here. We were very limited as to where we could put our coop and the west side gets more sun than I would like it to. We have planted several trees, but it will be a few years until they are large enough to shade the run. Last year I bought shade cloth and put it over the whole west side...
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    Anyone Use This Automatic Treadle Chicken Feeder?

    They sound like very lucky dogs!
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    Anyone Use This Automatic Treadle Chicken Feeder?

    Wow, 18 dogs! I can barely manage my two. If I don't like using the pans I will try those bucket feeders where they have to stick their heads in to get the food.
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    Anyone Use This Automatic Treadle Chicken Feeder?

    Good luck with whatever you decide. I took mine out of the coop today and will probably be selling them. I am just using pans for now as they don't seem to fling as much out of those as they do the feeders . Plus when it rains, even though they are in a covered run, the food was still getting...
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    Coop anniversary, design flaws & modifications

    I know. No one was up there yet this morning. I have one long piece laying on top of the nest box lids with the ribbing running horizontally, which I think they could still stand on if they chose to. I am planning to attach it with the ribs running vertically and hoping they will slide off if...
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    Coop anniversary, design flaws & modifications

    I must lead a sheltered life cause I have never noticed anything like this. I will start looking up from now on. LOL!! Thanks. I am hoping my fiberglass panels deter them enough that I won't have to take extreme measures!
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    Anyone Use This Automatic Treadle Chicken Feeder?

    LOL Gary. Yes, I always am up early!
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    Anyone Use This Automatic Treadle Chicken Feeder?

    Personally I wouldn't waste my money. I have been using two of these for over a year now and frankly, they don't save much if anything. The chickens still fling their food out and each week I have to remove the feeders and clean up the mess underneath them. Food also collects in the sides of...
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    Coop anniversary, design flaws & modifications

    I will!!!
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    Coop anniversary, design flaws & modifications

    So I just went out and locked them up for the night. No one has gotten up on the fiberglass sheet. I will leave it there for a few days and see if that does the trick. If it works, I can just cut it to fit the lids and screw it on without having to remove the lids or cut anything up!!!
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    Coop anniversary, design flaws & modifications

    That is what I am afraid of.
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    Coop anniversary, design flaws & modifications

    I never heard of bird spikes before. I wonder if I could still open the lids with those on there?? Seems like it sure would keep them off. LOL!!!
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