Are you tired of replacing your chicken treadle feeder? Do you have rats and mice in the chicken coop? Does your current feeder let costly feed get wet? You can relax now. The Dine a Chook Large Chicken Feeder addresses common backyard chicken keeping problems. It keeps feed dry, has no moving parts to break or seize up and keeps feed off the floor. Large Chicken Feeder design Size: 4.7 Litre Chicken Feeder (720 mm tall) Perfect for up to 8 birds Patent rain cover and gutter system for a weather-proof feeding bay Patent pending waste-reducing design stops feed ending up on the ground Works effectively with commercial pellet and mash feeds May help deter rodents and other pests by keeping feed off the floor Built-in carry handle and lid hook No glue or screws 100 % industrial-grade ASA plastic - better than PVC - won't crack or become brittle Australian manufactured parts Comes with a free Mounting Kit Dine a Chook products are made to last. Exclusions and conditions apply. Rodent and Wildlife Resistant: The biggest attractant for rodents and wildlife in the chicken coop is spilled chicken feed. As soon as feed ends up on the floor, it becomes an easy target for rats, mice and pest birds. Spilled feed is wasted, so by keeping feed in the feeder you are already saving money with a Dine a Chook! There is no magic bullet for pests. But together with good coop management, a Dine a Chook Feeder can help deter rodents and pest birds. Engineered to keep feed in the feeding bay and off of the floor, a Dine a Chook Feeder removes the most obvious source of food for rats, mice and wild birds. It also makes it more difficult for pests to access the feed. But remember, no matter what the marketing says, there is no such thing as a rat proof chicken feeder. Visit our blog to learn how to get rid of rats in the chicken coop. Patent Pending Rain and Gutter System Many have tried but none have succeeded in bettering our patent pending rain hood and gutter system. Made to do one job, stop feed waste by preventing feed from getting wet. And it works. With years of development behind today's hood and gutter system, Dine a Chook rain hood and gutter is unbeatable. Designed for the tropical rainfall of Queensland, the Dine a Chook rain and gutter system keeps your feed dry. Comparing the Dine a Chook Feeder with a Hanging Feeder or Treadle Feeder No faeces contamination No spilled feed No moving parts Almost zero maintenance Waterproof to stop feed getting wet Outlasts any other feeder Hanging Feed Units : Don't underestimate the intelligence of a rat. Even hanging feeders are not entirely rat proof; it won't take rats long to realise they can climb down the chain to get to the feed. Also, many hanging feed units fail to address the rain, meaning feed can get wet. Plus, chickens rake feed from hanging feeders all over the floor, creating waste and attracting rodents. Treadle Feeders : They look perfect, but they are not. Moving parts fatigue and fail apart over time. So you are either replacing parts or replacing the feeder. Cheap treadle feeders rust out in very little time at all. If your chickens feed while it is raining, feed gets damp or wet and spoils. So you end up wasting feed that has cost you money. Another very noteworthy point is chickens get sick when they eat feed contaminated from faeces. With a treadle feeder, chickens can get up onto the feed while another is holding the pedal down, or they rake the feed out, and the feed becomes contaminated. Plus, rats can even learn to open a treadle feeder! A Dine a Chook Automatic Chicken Feeder only allows a hen to put their head and beak into the feeding bay. There is almost no possibility of faeces contamination in the feeder. And the reality is, while there is no rat-proof feeder, a Dine a Chook Feeder can help deter rodents by keeping feed in the feeder. Unique Patent Pending Design Features: Dine a Chook Chicken Feeders stop feed waste. The silo-inspired feeding bay stops chickens raking feed on the ground. Our waste reducing chook feeder saves you money. Able to feed up to 12 hens, our Large Chicken Feeder is perfect for the small to medium size chicken coop. Our unique horizontal and vertical paddle technology keeps chicken feed in the feed hopper bay. No mess on the ground and virtually no feed wasted. Helps prevent illness and disease A feeder that allows chickens to walk on the feed invites the opportunity for infection and also contamination. This leads to illness and even disease which can spread quickly through the flock. The Dine a Chook Automatic Feeder only allows the chicken's head to come into contact with feed in the feed bay. There is almost no possibility of faeces contamination in the feeder. Another way our Feeder prevents illness is keeping feed dry. Botulism bacteria