bird proof chicken feeder plans

[seadrift]

Aloha! I live in Hawaii on the Big Island and would love to have you email me the plans for your version of the 'bird proof automatic chicken feeder'. I also have been feeding all the birds on the island I am sure. The more feed I put out, the more birds show up. I have approx. 100+ in my chicken house with covered pen every time I check even though I feed my hens outside in the lot and not in the pen! I put up smaller mesh and they still get in, but can't get out! It's like the movie 'The Birds' when I open the door and go in to chase them out. the island has no shortage of birds all year round! I definitely need to make one of these feeders...please help with plans! Mahalo

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - hopefully someone can provide those plans.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hi there

and welcome to BYC!

I had the same trouble here in my chicken yard. My birds coop was in an old garden and they free ranged around in this garden. The wild birds were getting in and drinking from the chickens water and eating their feed. I had to set up poles, 3 of them, with a cookie tin on top of each of these poles and lay 1/2 netting, circus tent style, over the entire garden. A huge thing that hung over the area, LOL, but it kept out the little birds. Originally I had 2 inch netting strung over it, but they still got in. I tried 1 inch, and the birds got in, but couldn't get out. So all I could do was try 1/2 inch. It is actually deer netting as it is called. To keep deer from eating your plants. It is tough stuff however and did the trick. Those little birds spread diseases. I had lots of trouble in my chicken yard and quail aviaries with illness until I got a handle on the wild birds.

Good luck and enjoy BYC!

 

[roostersandhens]

 

[TwoCrows]

Oh, and here is a link to a page that someone did build a feeder that might fit what you are looking for...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/automatic-wood-chicken-feeder

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! If you do a search on Treadle Feeders, they might work for you, there are a number of threads where people have built their own. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/building-a-treadle-chicken-feeder

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[gander007]

Aloha Big Islander, and

it is great to have you join us here

Nice place to raise chickens with volcanic & jungle landscape and as I remember birds of every size

your coop would have to be made of 1/4 inch fencing covered netting and I am sure them little birds could still find a way past that

For your situation you might find it best to do what I do here in the Deseret in the Spring and that is feed them in the morning and evening inside a coop then just let them free-range the rest of the day

Mahalo my Islander friend

gander007

 

[chickenboy190]

Welcome! Glad you joined BYC!