success

[jgalo]

 

These are some birds I released earlier this summer

[Reeves]

They raised their own ?

Is the barrel a feeding station ?

[kingwolf]

very cool do you think that you have lost some or do you think you have gained some also?

[jgalo]

Yes, that's my latest creation,  Works realyy well.  I will include pictures next.  There are 21 birds in that picture.  Hard to see when reduced that small.  I released a mixed bag of GGs, regular BWs, Valley and Chukars.  Have seen a lots of ones and twos but this is the first time I have seen that many together.  There was probably more than 30 birds there when I walked up.  There are some inside the barrel that you can't see

[jgalo]

The Evolution of the feeder (part 1 )

[jgalo]

Oops

[jgalo]

More pictures

[jgalo]

The pictures are out of order but first was just the pail hanging from cattle panels to protect from hogs
Then the skirt out of old political signs
Then the pail mounted on old molasses tubs
Finally the 55 gal drum (old deer feeders) to hold more and eliminate the need of the cattle panels

I use these in my growout pens so the birds know what to look for

[magnumhntr]

Very cool! Where did you get the large black funnel in the picture? I've been looking for some plastic funnels like that to make some bulk feeders fro my flight pen.

Chris

[jgalo]

that one is from academy, for deer feeders, the plastic top is from Grainger for trash barrels, and sorry Reeves I didn't read your question correctly the first time I looked.  No those are not wild offspring.  I did have one released hen that had four chicks around the house but have not seen them in a long time