arizona_chicken_noob
Songster
I came across this product when looking for a pigeon-proof, rodent-proof, rain-protected, low waste feeder. Yes I have seen the PVC elbow ones that you can make, but I wanted to come up with a system that would be safe from critters and weather if I forgot to put caps on it.
Enter these feeding ports designed and manufactured by Revolutionary Chicken. I love that I get to support an inventor and small business owner in this process.
You can purchase the assembled feeder or just the ports. I wanted to do the full feeder but I knew that our Arizona sun would probably wreck the outer box in a single season. We have extremely high UV levels that just decimate plastic. So I ordered 2 of their special feeding ports which was $30 shipped. It came with good instructions and here is what they look like:
And for all of my family members watching me build the box, I had to send out this picture to show them just how long chicken necks really are!
At the time of this writing I haven't fed a chicken by hand in 2 weeks nor have I found any evidence of any other creature having gotten into the bin. Here is what they looked like as soon as I set them up:
And surprisingly, all of the chickens figured it out on the first day (within minutes, really). They pecked at the clear sides a little bit at first, and since then no problems. I have 7 Dominiques that use the 2 ports and it is going well. Ages 2.5mos old and 8mos.
I bought a new bag of chicken feed and was able to pour the whole bag into this setup. While at first I kept it shallow (like in the above pic) you really don't need to do that, because as they eat through the port more feed will settle down into the bottom without compromising their head room.
The only downside I have noticed thus far is that the chickens can't watch out for predators while they are eating. They don't spend a lot of time eating, so I expect this won't be a problem. They also tend to take a bite and then bring their head back out, which is more alert. Good job ladies!
So far I would give this product an enthusiastic two thumbs up. I am not affiliated with this company or inventor in any way, and this is an unsolicited review. I just like low-tech solutions and sharing things that aren't made overseas by big conglomerates. If I need more feeders I am going to do more of these.
Enter these feeding ports designed and manufactured by Revolutionary Chicken. I love that I get to support an inventor and small business owner in this process.
You can purchase the assembled feeder or just the ports. I wanted to do the full feeder but I knew that our Arizona sun would probably wreck the outer box in a single season. We have extremely high UV levels that just decimate plastic. So I ordered 2 of their special feeding ports which was $30 shipped. It came with good instructions and here is what they look like:
And for all of my family members watching me build the box, I had to send out this picture to show them just how long chicken necks really are!
At the time of this writing I haven't fed a chicken by hand in 2 weeks nor have I found any evidence of any other creature having gotten into the bin. Here is what they looked like as soon as I set them up:
And surprisingly, all of the chickens figured it out on the first day (within minutes, really). They pecked at the clear sides a little bit at first, and since then no problems. I have 7 Dominiques that use the 2 ports and it is going well. Ages 2.5mos old and 8mos.
I bought a new bag of chicken feed and was able to pour the whole bag into this setup. While at first I kept it shallow (like in the above pic) you really don't need to do that, because as they eat through the port more feed will settle down into the bottom without compromising their head room.
The only downside I have noticed thus far is that the chickens can't watch out for predators while they are eating. They don't spend a lot of time eating, so I expect this won't be a problem. They also tend to take a bite and then bring their head back out, which is more alert. Good job ladies!
So far I would give this product an enthusiastic two thumbs up. I am not affiliated with this company or inventor in any way, and this is an unsolicited review. I just like low-tech solutions and sharing things that aren't made overseas by big conglomerates. If I need more feeders I am going to do more of these.
