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PKALMAR
Joined: 01 Jun 2008
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 Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: HELP WITH USING A TREADLE FEEDER |
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I RECENTLY PURCHASED A TREADLE FEEDER FOR MY HENS BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO USE IT. I HAVE TRIED PUTTING GRAIN ON THE PLATFORM AND INTRODUCING THEM TO IT BY PLACING THEM ON THE PLATFORM. I HAVE EVEN OPENED THE FEEDER TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
PLEASE HELP. |
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kated
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Posts: 1845
Location: norfolk
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| How long is recently? My inclination would be to let them get hungry. Maybe cut their feeds down from 2 a day to one and they will find out how to do it through desperation. When one gets the hang of it the others will quickly follow. |
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Welsh Duck
Joined: 18 Jul 2007
Posts: 1891
Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border
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| My calls all have treadle feeders and get on really well with them. I sprinkle feed on the treadle, it doesn't take them long to work out how it works, sometimes I put a brick on them so they can see whats inside |
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Birdxman
Joined: 17 Nov 2007
Posts: 32
Location: Lincolnshire
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| Dont your calls get fed up carrying that brick around on their backs? (Ho hum) |
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