The Chooketeria is a one step self-service feeder that allows chickens the freedom to feed themselves anytime without human supervision or intervention.
The Chooketeria is a one step self-service feeder that allows chickens the freedom to feed themselves anytime without human supervision or intervention.
An ingenious trough system provides ample space for multiple chooks to eat at once, with features to ensure your chook's safety. Reminiscent of a kitchen pedal bin, hungry chooks simply step onto a foot 'pedal', which swings open the troughs aluminium lid to expose fresh chicken feed inside. Once the chooks step off, the lid closes shut automatically to keep vermin, bugs and weather out. This means you can leave the property for a few days and return to happy, healthy chickens. Can hold approximately 5kgs of feed, meaning that at 125gms of pellets a day per hen, a full Chooketeria should last 8 hens up to 5 days.
Designed and manufactured in Dairy Flat, Auckland.
FEATURES:
• Holds approximately 5kgs
• Single Trough Self Service Poultry Feeder
• Quick and easy training programme
• Keeps food dry in all weather conditions
• Saves money by keeping out wild birds and rodents
• Chooks feed themselves, even while you're away
• Made to last: aluminium construction with stainless steel fasteners
• Proudly designed and manufactured in New Zealand
SPECIFICATIONS:
Dimensions (with lid closed): 345mm x 515mm x 190mm (DxWxH)
Dimensions (with lid open): 345mm x 515mm x 350mm (DxWxH)
Not happy with this product. 1st chicken stands on footpad okay, but next chicken puts head in to eat without standing on footpad. When 1st one leaves the lid slams down on 2nd chicken and it can't get out. Awful
Chook feeder works well, old chooks took some days to get it to work. Feeder keeps out sparrows, rats and mice. It also keeps their food dry. In aluminium to and will never rust. Excellent feeder.
Takes a week or so for the chickens to figure out how it works but once they do, you only need to fill up once a week and makes going away for the weekend a whole lot easier.
Easy to assemble and follow instructions. Placed it beside coop door so they stood on it frequently. Took them 10 days to learn to stand on its step to feed regularly. Gives us much more flexibility.
Works well now chooks know how to use it
Have had trouble with the lid getting blown open and feed getting wet through
Bomb-proof and simple.
Great product all our chickens have learnt how to use it snd it has saved me $$ as I’m not feeding all the other bird life and rabbits that are around
A good chooketeria but found it a bit light. Works better with some rocks placed in it otherwise it tips up, bangs down, and then scares the chooks off. Once I put the rocks in they got the hang of it and it works well. Seems to be weathering well and cleans up easily after it's regular washdowns.
Lid motion scares the chickens, I'm sure they get used to it. The real issue with this feeder is that the treadle isn't large enough to accommodate all chickens. Mine are average sized dual purpose/egg-laying breeds and none of them could operate the treadle and still get their heads in. I had to go to a lot of effort too extend the treadle with a piece of plywood, and counterbalance the lid to get it to still close.