I used to think a $20 feeder from the farm store was fine, but after my flock wasted half a bag of feed in a week, I switched to a treadle feeder.

Has anyone else found a good way to stop the sparrows from figuring out how to trip the treadle plate?

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Ugh, sparrows are the worst. What kind of treadle feeder did you get? I had to adjust the spring tension on mine to make it heavier, so the little freeloaders can't just hop on it.

the_lucas10h ago

Got a buddy who welded some extra weight to his treadle plate. Just a couple flat washers. Made it too heavy for the sparrows but the chickens could still manage. He said it worked like a charm after that. Might be worth trying if you can rig something up. Those little birds are too smart for their own good sometimes.