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I bought this feeder to prevent rats from food spillage. It does everything it says but unfortunately does not stop the chickens from scooping the feed onto the floor with their beaks, as the lip at the front of the tray is not very high. The only way to make sure there is little waste at the end of the day is to make sure I only put in as much food as they will eat that day to ensure they will eat the spillage. This then defeats the object of having a feeder which can store feed so it does not need to be refilled daily. Photo was taken 5 minutes after putting the feeder up. I have adjusted the flow of feed to as low as possible which has improved the spillage slightly but far from eradicated it. On the positive side it does the feed that is in it dry. It is also suitable for everyone from bantams to geese to use. It seems to only be the average size chickens causing trouble!Read full review
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Overall quite happy, the bracket that fits to the unit does comes away quite easily, so if a hen jumps on the unit it pings off the bracket and falls to the floor, I had to make my own adjustment I put a elastic strap around the unit to brace it fully Also the plastic studs that holds the feed box, they open and feed gets out of the feeder I may have to put some tape around the seal It is kept in a shed so I cant confirm that its waterproof
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Plastic mounting straps flimsy I had about 4kg of food in the setup for 10kg, and used both mounting brackets. A chicken managed to "roost" on the lid, and the whole food container part pulled away from 3 of the 4 mounting straps. The problem is the plastic is very flexible so the strap inserts/holds distorted and allowed the straps to escape and unmount. They need redesigning to include a physical pin to lock in place. A shame as everything else is excellent
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Fitted it to wooden side of run using the 2 brackets and screws that were provided. Pretty straight forward fitting and it was ready to use in 10mins. Solid and secure now it is up. Flow control plate is worth setting up as it prevents too much food coming out. Hopefully the weather guard keeps the food dry!
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its great no more waste
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