Help me find or design a pigeon-proof chicken feeder.
August 29, 2010 8:59 AM Subscribe
Help me find or design a pigeon-proof chicken feeder.
We have free-range chickens in the backyard. The chickens eat bugs and plants in the yard, alongside layer crumbles from their feeder. However, the neighborhood flock of pigeons takes advantage of the feeder and empties it of the food we fill it with each day. Where can we buy, or how can we create or modify a feeder so that our chickens are able to eat from it whenever needed throughout the day, but the pigeons can't get at the food?
We tried hanging our existing feeder from a wire at chicken face-level, thinking that pigeons would no longer be able to reach it, but the pigeons now cling to the rim of the feeder and flap to hold on, tilting the feeder and dumping food on the ground.
We have free-range chickens in the backyard. The chickens eat bugs and plants in the yard, alongside layer crumbles from their feeder. However, the neighborhood flock of pigeons takes advantage of the feeder and empties it of the food we fill it with each day. Where can we buy, or how can we create or modify a feeder so that our chickens are able to eat from it whenever needed throughout the day, but the pigeons can't get at the food?
We tried hanging our existing feeder from a wire at chicken face-level, thinking that pigeons would no longer be able to reach it, but the pigeons now cling to the rim of the feeder and flap to hold on, tilting the feeder and dumping food on the ground.
When I had backyard chickens, I left the feeder (and waterer) inside their coop. The coop door, a sort of loading ramp, was always open but wild birds were reluctant to go into a mostly-enclosed space. Not 100% effective, but easy enough to try as a stop-gap.
posted by Quietgal at 10:16 AM on August 29, 2010
posted by Quietgal at 10:16 AM on August 29, 2010
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posted by MonkeyToes at 9:05 AM on August 29, 2010