Switched from a basic feeder to a treadle feeder and my feed bill dropped 30%

I used a simple hanging feeder for my flock of 8 hens for about a year. Last month I finally bought a treadle feeder from a local farm store for $85. The difference is crazy, the wild birds and squirrels can't get to it anymore and the girls aren't scattering food everywhere. I'm saving almost a full 50lb bag of feed every three weeks now. Anyone else have a specific change that cut down on waste this much?

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johnb951mo ago

Guess it took a treadle feeder to show the old one was just a fancy bird buffet. That's a pretty solid return on investment for just changing a piece of gear. Makes you wonder what else we're all wasting money on without even noticing.

lily_stone762d ago

Oh come on, is it really that deep? I mean yeah, a treadle feeder saves some seed, but we're talking about a few bucks a month here, not a leaky roof or a bad car payment. Folks get real dramatic about bird feeders, but I'd rather just enjoy watching the squirrels do their circus act for free.

dylan_rodriguez1mo ago

My neighbor told me his old feeder wasted almost 40 pounds of seed a month to squirrels and sparrows. That's a whole bag just gone. It's crazy how a simple design change with a treadle can lock that down. Makes me look at my own garage full of gadgets differently now.