Maroonsmith157
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- Jul 5, 2023
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Long story short, has anyone made a timed or proportioned automatic feeder? Either a portion that's distributed twice a day, or a timed feeding session where the feeder is open twice a day.
Long story: when I do unlimited feed, the ground squirrels can really pack it away while the chickens are free ranging. I was going to get a treadle feeder, but then the neighbor's rooster found our coop...he brings his entire harem over daily. We chase them away, and they just wait for us to leave to come back again. So I've been giving my hens portioned food early in the morning to get them started and at night to fill the crop. I only give them enough that they can eat it all so it isn't left over for the neighbor's chickens. They free range the rest of the day. But I'm going out of town and want this solution automated.
Has anyone made a feeder on a timer?
Long story: when I do unlimited feed, the ground squirrels can really pack it away while the chickens are free ranging. I was going to get a treadle feeder, but then the neighbor's rooster found our coop...he brings his entire harem over daily. We chase them away, and they just wait for us to leave to come back again. So I've been giving my hens portioned food early in the morning to get them started and at night to fill the crop. I only give them enough that they can eat it all so it isn't left over for the neighbor's chickens. They free range the rest of the day. But I'm going out of town and want this solution automated.
Has anyone made a feeder on a timer?