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    Avian Influenza Crossing over to Humans in China

    I am not an expert in this kind of stuff but it is concerning. One part of the story was of a farmer with 900 geese all dying overnight due to the avian flu. This Youtube channel isn't 100% reliable so I take what they say with a grain of salt, they like to push doom and gloom against the CCP...
  2. Al Gerhart

    Rodent Repellents and Urban Myths About Rodent Control

    You see the same old urban myths posted month after month on the rodent control threads, posted by well meaning but clueless members. This topic reminds me of people and politics, always looking for the magic bullet instead of cold hard decisions that put the public good ahead of those that pay...
  3. Al Gerhart

    Some Feedback Please on These Design Upgrades

    The old timers here remember back in 2012 when I first posted on the rat proof chicken feeder and the feedback was enormously helpful in making the feeder design successful. There have been minor re-designs since around 2013 when we went to an all metal feeder and again in 2016 when we...
  4. Al Gerhart

    Virulent Newcastle Disease or VND, Lots of Anguish, Little Solutions Offered

    Wow, what a disaster for the backyard chicken community in California. Just got through reading the SOB post (save our birds) and what struck me was a lot of anger and heart break and little discussion on what is best for the backyard chicken community. And I know this is a sore point for...
  5. Al Gerhart

    Feedback on New Feeder Design

    I'm not sure how many times I told customers that I would never make a large version of our rat proof chicken feeder, that it wasn't feasible for several reasons but it turns out there was a way to get it done and escape some of the hold backs. One of the issues was making a longer door meant...
  6. Al Gerhart

    Soft Close treadle feeder

    We finally had enough time to work up a workable soft close retrofit kit for the rat proof chicken feeder but as I am a cabinetmaker and cabinet makers are notorious for not liking new materials or processes, I am second guessing myself on if this is really needed and I can think of a potential...
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    Rat Proof Chicken Feeder

    Rat Proof Chicken Feeder The rats were eating more feed than my three hens and rooster were so I decided to make a rat proof feeder then liked it enough to decide to make extras to sell other backyard chicken enthusiasts. I have a large cabinet shop so they are professionally built. Weighs...
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    Rat Proof Chicken Feeder

    Hi all, Long time lurker here, just now signed up but this site was the inspiration to start a small backyard flock in 2009. I keep three Rhode Island Red hens and one rooster. This spring I built an incubator and hatched out around 30 chicks just to see if it was possible to do so with a...
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