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That was a great reply on the topic.

Chicken wire is just twisted together. A medium size dog can rip right through it as well as larger predators like coons and coyotes.

Careful mixing feed if you are using any sort of gravity feeder or even treadle feeders. The hens might prefer the taste of one feed over another and start raking feed. We have a solution for our feeder but most treadle feeders do not . That said, it is better to not mix feed types to avoid...

The size of even adult quail rules out treadle feeders. In my opinion you will need to go to the second method of rodent prevention, exclude the rodents from the coop by building a very tight coop and run.

Pam cooking spray or better, some hard floor wax or car wax. Put it on before buffing most of it off. Makes the feed flow faster and makes cleaning much easier.

What brand of feeder do you have? Early on we left small gaps thinking that the dust would somewhat shake out but eventually added a small rectangular brace with an angled end to close the gaps and make the feeder stronger. Eventually Howard E. suggested a french cleat system as we were...

If you use no feeder there are some costs and risks and if you use feeders there is some costs and risks. Choose your poison.

It sounds like a port feeder, the PVC waste drain pipe and bucket style. But yes, nearly all port feeders AND treadle feeders are NOT for chicks and poults. They are for full grown chickens. That said, if you have a treadle feeder, even a poorly designed one, will keep rodent populations...

Got some pictures of the feeder? Especially the throat of the feeder where the most restriction is located. Might measure the throat opening too. Cooking spray, Pam is a U.S. brand. Or some sort of hard wax like car wax or floor wax. Give the empty feed hopper a good coating. Not the...

It doesn't work. If it did rodents are clever and figure out what is killing them. Three methods of dealing with rodents according to Howard E.. Sanitation Exclusion Elimination First method, bulk feed in metal barrels. An actual treadle feeder and pay close attention to the negative reviews...

Just another old wives tale spread until some enterprising person made it available commercially. I would imagine the market focuses on first time customers because there wouldn't be many repeat sales. If you want to deal with a rodent infestation there is only one sure method. You stop...

Way too young for any kind of port feeder or treadle feeder. Unsafe. Someone posted about a deer feeder for under $100, spews out feed for a set time on a set schedule. Might be an option for you.

Good on you for being so proactive on the rodents but sad that some inferior products wasted your hard earned money. That Dutch feeder with the green plastic parts is certainly being dumped in the U.S. after it developed a bad reputation in the EU. They actually make some versions of that...

An old thread revived but it is still relevant. This is the major flaw of the Chinese made Grandpa feeder and the other Chinese made clones, AKA guillotine style feeders. You have to leave the lid open for a few weeks because the lid goes up and over their head which is scary, but that pinning...

Snakes come because of mice and rats and stay for the eggs and chicks. Deal with the rodents and you are far less likely to have a snake hanging around.

Rodents will eat during the day. Check your feed consumption, a quarter pound of feed per bird, ignore roosters unless you have many. That will tell you if you are losing feed to vermin.

And they are all losers. :D

Which treadle feeder? If the spring was set stiff enough and it had the factory narrow and distant treadle it would take a dozen rats to defeat a treadle feeder and some are sure to be caught inside each time till they are gone. That is a bargain on the deer feeder but it costs more than a...

Sorry, no offense intended, but that is another old wives tale that is spread. If it were to work the rats would quickly figure out not to eat it.

I've never heard of a first person report where scent has driven off rodents. Someone provide a case if they have personally witnessed this ever happening. If you want to eliminate rodents you start by doing a forum search for rodents/rats/mice and chickens. What you will learn is that there...