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  1. Al Gerhart

    Best Treadle Feeder

    If you do have a bird raking feed with our rat proof feeder you can order the feeder lip extension or just duct tape some cardboard across the front. Just raise up the lip an inch or 1.5" higher. That said it is rare that a hen will rake so much that the stock 1/2" horizontal lip doesn't stop...
  2. Al Gerhart

    Best Treadle Feeder

    Depends on the bird. A meat bird grows fast and heavy in six weeks. Other breeds grow slower. You can tinker with the balance so that even a one pound bird can use the feeder and adding a duck step allows the smaller birds to reach the feeder, start with it close to the feed, back it off a...
  3. Al Gerhart

    Best Treadle Feeder

    We have a bantam step, actually we call it a Duck step, that extends the platform if you have only bantams. If you have other birds just let them learn to eat when other birds use the feeder but get the medium so it is wide enough of an opening. And you have to spend some time tinkering with...
  4. Al Gerhart

    Best Treadle Feeder

    There is only one rat proof feeder. A lot of companies on Amazon are using the words in the description for their plastic feeders. But for a feeder to be truly rat proof you need three things, a narrow and distant treadle, a spring loaded door to prevent rats from pushing the door open or...
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