Moultrie 5-Gallon All-in-One Hanging Deer Feeder

I wasn't sure if this feeder would work for my chicken snacks, cracked corn and fly larvae. I’d been looking at it for some time, and when it went on sale I took the chance. I wish I would not have waited as it works perfectly! The feeder is lightweight and easy to operate. The clock and timer are self explanatory, but the directions are also very clear to understand. I mix cracked corn and fly larvae in a separate 5 gallon bucket, and I use a 3 to 1 ratio. The hopper is the same size as the 5 gallon bucket, and pouring the mix into the feeder is very easy. I have it set to run 5 seconds in the morning and 5 seconds in the evening, and it runs for about a week until I have to re-fill the hopper. It could go longer or shorter depending on your settings but this is my preference. It took a couple of days for my chickens to get use to the feeder, they scatter but instantly return. Now they seem to be waiting for their treat. The overall construction is excellent. The hopper is plastic but it doesn’t feel cheap. Moultrie is a well know company in the hunting world, and if you don’t have chickens it would be a nice feeder for back yard deer watching. I don’t know that this size would work well for those that want to feed deer or pigs for sport as it doesn’t hold enough for long term dispensing. I would have been very happy to have paid the full price and I highly recommend this feeder for my chicken keeper friends. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

I now have 4. Very dependable. I use them to supplement my pig feeding

I use it to feed farm cats when I'm away for extended periods of time and it does great. The raccoons can't get to it, and I have it set up to dispense 4 seconds of dry cat food twice a day. I cut the bottom out of a flower pot and slid the pot over the motor and outlet, this diverts the cat food downward instead of slinging it in a 6 ft. circle. Thinking about getting another for feeding deer roasted soybeans in the winter months.

The feeder works as advertised however my only complaint is how difficult it is to line up the lid and rotate to lock the feeder down. Poor design.

After about 2 weeks of use the rotor quit working. After changing batteries ( which those batteries were still good) and emptying contents out, I tipped it upside down and tapped the rotor and tried it again. Behold it started working! This happened about a month ago and still working.

I’m really happy with this feeder. I bought a second one a day later. Super easy to set up, built well, looks good, easy for one person to handle and a good price too. It holds 5 gallons of corn and the lid goes on tight. The timer has four settings. To start off, I’m only using two feeder settings for two seconds at a time. You have the option of up to six seconds. I wasn’t sure how much I would like the feeder but once it was set up, I’m really glad I bought it. It only takes four AA batteries. I feel like this feeder was a very good value for the money and will last a long time. Highly recommend

I modified this with a bowl to direct most of the feed downwards to feed meat rabbits (colony style). It has been working well and the feed that doesn't get directed downwards gives the rabbits something to dig/search for in the hay. It did get clogged in the beginning but I believe that was due to the mod I had made trying to keep all the food going straight down. I removed that mod and it hadn't clogged since and gives the rabbits some joy. I do however have it under cover two 8 second spins a day will empty it in little over a week. So fill it once a week and my auto watering system makes the chores easy.

Piece of junk! There are 3 tiny screws that attach the thrower to the bottom of the hopper. They snapped off while I was putting it together. Luckily I was able to tape the stand offs to 1/4-20 and thread new bolts in. The original screws were 4mm. Save 25 cents and sell an unusable product. I’d recommend upgrading the bolts before you even use it