Building A Treadle Chicken Feeder

“I like wild birds.  I used to feed them on purpose, but now that I have chickens the wild birds have become a cost and potential risk.  The wild birds were eating more of my chicken feed than were the chickens.

I dealt with the doves with a shade cloth curtain over the chickens’ door but the little sparrows were undeterred.  They wormed their way straight through the layers of cloth and get inside.  Then I worried about all the pests and pathogens vectored by the little beasts.

I reduced the risk by feeding outside where they free-range, but if I didn’t get the amount just right, the wild birds finished it off.  I came to realize that a treadle feeder would be my best solution; it would also allow my birds free access to food…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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