Roamwild PestOff Rat Proof Chicken Feeder Kit - Rat Proof & Large Bird Proof Poultry Feeder - Weather Proof - 4lts / 8lbs Capacity

I had an issue with vermin, mice and rats had been having a field day with the feeder I was using as left out all night and they were eating a lot of the chick's food, it was going down very fast, so had to do something as don't like using poison around pets and Jack Russell's like a slower rat or mouse to kill, got this, the Pekin Bantams were a bit confused with the new feeder, it took a few days for them to fully figure out where the pellets were, so did put some down in a dish below it once a day and not enough to be left overnight, they caught on fairly quickly, it is also a good idea to adjust the height it is placed as I originally put it too low, once it is at the right height they see the food and go at it, not cleaned it yet as it's not dirty and the pen is covered so no rain gets to it, very easy to fill, I have five Pekin's and so far filling once a week, not seen any more evidence of vermin, so has to be much better for them, so overall very impressed, looked at other options but didn't want anything too big that took up floor space, definitely the best option for me.

I held off reviewing this item as I wasn't at all sure about it. It took my chickens a long time to learn to use it and I was almost despairing as I had to add a trough and feed in the trough a couple of times a day. Spilling layers pellets underneath it attracted the birds to it and once one worked it out they all got into the act. I only have three chickens at the moment so it lasts about three days and there isn't a lot of wastage. The rat-run into the chickens' enclosure has grown over as the field feeder has been taken out. I'd recommend two if you have six or more hens. it certainly lowered my feed bill.

Fat rats were running through the hen enclosure every evening- then we replaced the treadle feeders with this. No more rats. Brilliant. They usually work out all puzzles, but this one seems to have stumped them. The hens, even the really not so bright ones, now all feed happily from this. We have one big girl and 5 pekins, and one feeder is adequate.

Really reduced waste and I have now stopped feeding rodents!

The feeding area is very small and couple of my hens ignore it and wont eat from it. The others have a little peck at it but I am having to feed them separately which completely undermines the purpose of it. It is rainproof and rats cant get in which is good, but overall, It doesn't really work as it should and its very expensive (but it is well made)

This worked fine for a while...didn't take long for the small birds to land on the inner lip, which was fine, but the the magpies and crows all figured out that all they have to do is get underneath it and nudge it from underneath to get a spill bounty, the rats too, well able to just bop it and feed off the spill.I also found the pellets were susceptible to getting damp inside the hopper, clumping together so no feed could easily come through to the feeding holes for the hens, and some of the feed fermented in the damp.This was an expensive "solution", but ends up feeding more wildlife than hens unfortunately.

This took a little while for the chickens to adapt to as they were used to just feeding from a tray. They have to take turns as it is impossible to get more than two feeding. (we have 8) Seems to work well using far less food as not feeding other creatures too, I still use a tray underneath to catch the food that drops as it is easier to clear away so that no food is left for the rats. I take this in at night. Only slight issue was my box did not contain the hanging chain/hook. But I found a way to hang it inside the outer bit of the coop with the metal bracket. I would recommend.

We have used this for a month now and it has got rid of the vermon problem (as far as we know!) so 10 stars for that!!The unit itself is sturdy enough. However, we had to change to pellets so it could work better, the mash we had fell out too much.It clogs up, so every couple of days you have to clean the gaps by sticking your fingers in and clearing and then every week or so, you have to empty and clean out the big clogs of wet mushy food. It has been raining a lot, so in the summer (when there is less rain, hopefully!) this shouldn’t be an issue.The chain it comes with is pretty useless if you want to hang in the coop as it is too short. We used a length of rope and it worked fine so have that ready for installation if you are hanging from a height.It hasn’t a super big container, so for 6 young hens we are having to top up pretty much every day. The feed wouldn’t last two days.Overall, it has solved the pest problem so we’re pleased with that, just wish it was a bit bigger and wouldn’t clog! And that we didn’t need to change our feed.