8 Hole Round Feeder

Rather have the one with the canister in the middle, it keeps the chicks off of it so they do not poop in it

i use an eight hole metal feeder for 8 chicks and a duck with a mason jar top. they love it and eat out of it constantly

I hate them. You can't fill em with out making a mess, unless they are completely empty, cause you have to take them apart. They needed another lid on the top of the jar. I modified mine so now it works.

Oh these will last forever as you said I still have one from my childhood and now I have
Grandchildren but I did find one much like this one that has a jar on top actually you need
to come up with the jar yourself and I would recommend a glass jar and the Kimchi jar
works just fine or it is what I use ..... But to say these last a life time yes and then some ...

gander007

I have one of these. how do you open it?

First thing I learned was to take some emery cloth and sand down the edges of the feeder
holes so the sharp edges do not cut your fingers after that put your thumbs in the holes and
push the two ends apart and be easy so none of the sharp created during the stamping
process cut your hands or fingers next after the two ends are apart take the emery cloth and
sand down the rest of the sharp edges this way the next time you take it apart you will not
cut yourself on any sharp edges .....

Agreed! I will never use one of these again. The plastic ones are cheaper and safer.
Thank you for spreading the word.

LOL! ive cut my fingers on this type too i thought it was an coincidence since only one of mine cuts my fingers.

@dheltzel i dont like the plastic version of this type of feeder either though because they open way too easy

Using the plastic version does require a lot of care. I've learned how to support the jar and the feeder top, while putting the bottom on carefully and snugly, then using both hands to invert and support it when putting it in or taking it out.

The plastic version could be easily improved, I would think, I suppose there is just not enough money in the product to make someone come out with a better one.

Thanks for the reviews now I know I wont buy one