20 Best Corn Feeder For Deer (2023 Updated)

I bought this to use for standing in as out door shower to catch the water and keep feet from standing in mud and dirt. The shower operates from a USB charged water pump in a 5 gallon bucket. I heat water in a solar still in a cast iron dutch oven.

Heats up very fast in sun. Then pour the hot water into bucket and add cool water to desired temp. I can shower 400 five minute showers on one battery charge. Then use the collected water in the pan for watering plants.

The 3 gallon size pan is perfect size for my showering needs while camping.

My horse refused to eat his grain *at all* the first few times we tried to feed with these after they arrived. I can understand why–the off-gassing smell of the rubber is *very* potent and is basically like sticking your face in a new tire.

We have been letting them sit outside and weather a bit before trying to feed him with them again. A little frustrating, since these are obviously meant for animal feeding and he can’t be the only one who didn’t like the smell.

About two weeks later, we tried again, and he ate most of the food, but wasn’t interested in licking the bowl clean and left some behind. Fed out of a different container, he licks up every crumb. I’m sure they will perform well over time, once they are less smelly and he will actually eat out of them.

to me this is the best suet feeder because (as the manufacturer says) it has a stable wooden area for the birds to grip for traction. I have bought this item repeatedly over the last 3 years. I have given three as gifts.

I currently six in my yard. one at each bird feeder, two on each of two trees. They are mostly used by woodpeckers, the smaller black and white (Pilated?) and the bigger red headed woodpeckers. Some other birds occasionally use it as well.

By the way, Walmart delivered it a week ahead of the expected date. The wood holds up well all winter.

I’ve been feeding birds for decades and this is the first tail-prop design I’ve seen — even from the “big” bird food producers. Both small (downy & hairy) and the big (pileated) woodpeckers use this feeder, to the point of “loitering”, probably because it’s so comfortable for them.

The chickadees and nuthatches use it too but the conventional cages are easy enough for them. Besides, there’s usually too much action at these big feeders for the “little guys” to have a place at the table.

These feeders are great, but, as with all others, take them in at night when the nocturnal critters are active.

I purchased these to use for our kidding pens for the does with kids to eat grain from. Every singe one is broken. They either split down the middle between the two feed compartments or across the back.

The material and construction is not fit for livestock. The product that I purchased one year previous was a night and day difference to these. The material was much heavier and thicker. These are thin and brittle.

Most of them break at the holes where the clips are within a day or two. Very disappointing!.

Saved a starving herd of deer with this. They love it. I’ve been feeding this year round for several years and it brings in huge bucks as well as the mamas and the babies. We don’t hunt them. We live in a suburban wooded area that is a dwindling habitat For what used to be a rural area full of deer.

Too many people and not enough habitat led to me finding starving mamas and babies in the spring. Broke my heart so I had to do what I could to help them. They love me and I love them. Lol. They actually wait for me to fill the bins every day.

Some of them walk right up to me while I’m in the outbuilding. I get different groups of deer different days and different times of the year. Sometimes it’s all bucks , sometimes it’s more of the babies and the mama’s.

I live on a main deer Trail so I get transient herds that come through all year round As well as some Regulars that bed down on my property. Helping nature is just the right thing to do. Pricey, but I do what I can.

Lots of 12 pointers, 10 pointers and everything in between all the way down to the precious young fawns every year. Wish they had a discount for those of us who purchase all the time all year round. L O L I have blink cameras all over outdoors and I get some great footage.

Bucks sparring during the rut, mamas feeding young ones, And just lots of great looking groups of bucks frolicking (especially one rowdy buck Who always kicks his buddy in the butt To get him away from feeders).

So funny!.

I been running cell cameras for the past 3 seasons and in my opinion big tine is by far the best attraction on the market. We have 5 cameras out at a time on 130 acre property and nothing comes close to big tine.

We tried almost everything else on the market. We’ve put other stuff next to big tine, we’ve put other stuff in front of other cameras while big tine was out and the high majority of bucks always hit the big tine first.

Until it was gone. Why? I have no idea because I’m not a scientist Hahha, but, we did our own experiments and Big tine won hands down. We had 5 bucks over 160” easy come in on big tine all season. Other stuff they shy’ed away from.

Weird. One huge buck came from another property religiously for it.

The seed capacity is a bit smaller than I would prefer, but the counterbalanced bird perch meets my preference for deterring grackles & squirrels. It was an O. K. “tradeoff” for me. I would like to see an adaptation that would allow quick attachment of suet “basket” on either end.

my woodpeckers thrive on their suet from “Fleet”! I am a DYI sort of guy and will jerry rig my own, but many consumers don’t want to fuss or do not know how to make the addition on their own. My Rating: Only Three Stars because.

1. The two “hinge” rivets which allow the hopper’s roof to pivot upward are loose (“sloppy”) unlike the well-built first one of these I bought twenty years ago. Am hoping these won’t fail and need repair.

2. Mounting post adapter for the underside of the unit is just plastic. I’d prefer (and willing to have paid more) a metal bracket. 3. Mounting bracket it not threaded, so it’s impossible to screw it onto, say, threaded 1/2″ black iron pipe or galvanized pipe mounting posts.

(which some of us users already have in place or would prefer over the provided, 4-piece pole) Thus the feeder twists in strong wind and when the neighborhood squirrel flops from tree branch atop the feeder.

Otherwise the unit is a good design and its finish is long lasting. I replaced my first unit only because storm damage killed it beyond repair. And, once Mr. Bushytail is atop the feeder, he doesn’t stay long because he simply can’t get past the seed barrier when he sits on it.

:~D.

It’s nice looking and well made, and the birds use it, but it’s too small for larger songbirds. Adult Blue jays for instance can’t land on it because there isn’t enough head room when they’re standing on the perch.

Also, the lid opens on a hinge and you pour the seed into the center of the container. But when the birds eat the seed down to the lowest level, you’re left with at least 2 cups of seed just laying in a pile in the middle of the compartment where the birds cant reach it.

A simple 4 inch high slanted wall running down the middle of the floor of the seed compartment would angle (push) the seed to the feeding holes and you wouldn’t have wasted seed. But other than that it’s a great feeder and I would buy it again.

This was a birthday gift for my husband. I had to change the order because I chose the smaller size, but meant to choose the larger size. I was able to clarify easily via email with Skip’s Garage. The boards arrived and they are so nice!!! We haven’t been able to play yet.

It’s so hot outside! My husband loves them.

We received the boards beanbag carrying case and circle hole light much sooner than expected. They are totally awesome. Can’t wait to play as soon as spring arrives (we live in Iowa. Too much snow currently) thanks so much.

I was so excited to get this item because I love squirrels. They are always eating on the patio with the birds and now they have their very own dining area. I love this feeder. It is a nice size and the squirrels love the corn cobs you can attach to the table.

The bucket is great also. I smile every time I look at this. Great purchase.

The quality of the wood is great and it seems very easy to put together! It’s the perfect gift for animal lovers and for people who enjoy watching their special woodland creatures enjoy the backyard.

The size was accurate to the picture, and the design and color was accurate to the picture, as well. We bought this as a gift for my father-in-law, but we will be buying this for ourselves now too!.

Arrived much quicker than anticipated and looked well built. Our resident squirrel wasn’t so sure and put it to the test! Shredded a section of the lid before I could show it how to get in and then took out the Perspex front, now have the daily chore of fixing it back in to keep the nuts and seeds dry.

This was a wise purchase. I did have to add connectors to the wires but it was really easy. Now theyre ready for next time. I immediately noticed extended battery life by changing to these batteries.

If your current batteries are a couple years old, make the change. Batteries arrived quicker than I expected and in excellent condition.

If you don’t use your generator a lot or charge up your battery monthly. And the battery voltage goes under 10 volts. The generator will not run / no spark to the plug. Had to replace two Generace XC8000E Portable Generators batteries.

Batteries are the same size and have same terminal location. After replacing batteries generator would start right up.

The 20 qt. is the only feeder I use in our barns. The only possible improvement I can see would be to drill some holes in the front bottom for outside use to allow rain water to drain out. I use them for grain, corn, alfalfa cubes whatever I need to feed and they are extremely durable.

I lower them and feed the goats in them and they jump up and hang their front legs off them – so they support weight great also. I noticed one day one of the baby kids had jumped up and was standing inside it eating between her hoofs.

I use the smaller feeders for our miniatures, the goats and our horse foals. Over all, I think they are the best feeders on the market. The more we buy – the more often we keep coming right back to this product! This is the best site to buy them from also.

I researched 6 different sites and this one was the best priced and shipped quickly.

Used these buckets on a corral fence panel for four horses. One horse is a two year old filly that can take down anything. We added two three sided braces that could use same holes on buckets along with L brace provided.

This boxed the brackets around round panel of corral. As we were experimenting on our solutions, we let the two yr. old test them out. She could remove them in seconds until we arrived at this combo.

Even house blinds brackets worked well. It was not a hard fix and has been up for months with no problems. A great buy with a great result! Durability: 5.

We have 20+ stalls that we use the 20qt. feeders attached to the stall wall with the hardware they come with. Unfortunately the hardware breaks ALOT! And then we have to replace the whole feeder. The plastic holds up great.

We don’t have a lot of nervous horses or bolters here. It’s just that after a year or so of exposure – the hardware breaks – and I can’t find where to buy JUST the hardware. Frustrating. Otherwise great product.

I have had this feeder for one year now. This is perfect for what I need. I only use corn. I had an issue with battery type used. The support for what became an issue with the type of batteries has been resolved.

USE Rechargable batteries when using the solar panel attachment. Do “NOT” use regular batteries if you have the solar panel attached. I learned the hard way. Thank you very much for the support!.

I just got it today, but I am super happy already. I set it to feed at 730 am – 2 seconds on 1130 am – 1 second on 430 pm – 1 second on 8:30pm – 2 seconds on At 2 seconds it is about 1 cup of food as I measured it.

I cut the box it came in and put it around it with some tape. As others have mentioned, it will spread the pellets pretty far if you don’t. On the 2 second run time, it is hung about 3-4 feet from the bottom to the concrete floor and it still ends up in about a 5-6 food circle pretty evenly.

I am running with the batteries for now, but will soon add a power adapter to power it. HAPPY ME AND HAPPY PIGGIES!!.

Compared to the field, I recommend it. I’ve bought a few of the Mighty Max feeder batteries and they work pretty well. Hard to find decent batteries anymore. Last 2 or 3 years. I’m happy with that.

Bought this battery for a Coleman rechargeable lantern. Had the lantern for years and used it every camping trip. Never noticed the battery wasn’t working well just thought it was the way it was supposed to be until I purchased this replacement battery.

Light is brighter and lasts longer than the original. Really happy with my purchase, definitely worth the money.

The feeder looks good and in theory should work, However whilst the drive screw system works, the feed drop aperture flap is to small. The food flake or pellets ” I have tried both ” get compressed in to a hard lump/block, Thinking that the flake I had may have been damp ” which it turned out it was not ” I bought a new tin and a tin of the pellets at the same time, same result system gets blocked, fish did not get feed delivered for 3 days, so I had to hand feed them each day.

on the 4th day a large lump of food sprayed out of the feed aperture ?. I have reset the system 3 times adjusted the feed amount, etrc, etc, no good this product I am sorry to say, just does not doo what is says on the box.

Please note I had made sure every time I tried, that I pressed the manual/check delivery system to make sure it was “primed ” but when the unit was left to doo its job at the next feed time ? the above was the outcome.

So I have no faith in the unit , it is now back in its box, and any time in future when I am not at home ” holidays etc, I shall just have to use the good old time delayed food blocks.

The digital display is good and the settings are ok, but the minimum dispense puts in way too much for a feed each day so my tank will probably be in a mess when I’m home, and it doesn’t dispense the same amount of food each time it releases it, sometimes small amount sometimes big.

Really not happy with it but had to use it as it arrived a day before I went on holiday as order was delayed as they didn’t have the black one which website said they did and so had to check with me if ok to send a white one which I wasn’t happy with but after delay had to go with it.

I have tried several automatic fish feeders and they all suffer from splashes from fish causing the food to clog up and not feed the fish. Even the rotating feeders which retract still blocks up. This is the first feeder which actually works all the time.

Like other feeders it has a facility for injecting air to help keep the food dry. I recommend that you use the air injection. Also as stated on the box, don’t use fish flakes in the device.

This is a solid product that is well made and designed. I put it off for a long time due to the cost, but I was tired of the goats throwing hay everywhere. With this feeder, it catches most of what drops in the feed tray.

The tray is also nice so snacks can go in one place instead of always setting out snack buckets. We have ours outside, and use a small tarp flopped over the top with wood across the top so it is protected from fain, and they just stick their heads under it to get to the hay without an issue.

For the cost on sale, it was absolutely worth it.

This has been very a real game changer! Very efficient and my goats seem to really like it. My hay use and waste has been cut in half! Goats can be very messy and wasteful. Once the hay hits the ground they usually won’t eat it.

The try at the bottom traps all the leafy goodness of the alfalfa, and they will now munch on the rest throughout the day. Very little waste. I fashioned a lid for the top so the big goats can’t get to it and it helped keep it more civil between them.

EXCELLENT PRODUCT!.

We have some young Nubian/Nigerian Dwarf X and this feeder is really the perfect size. I have the cinder blocks there but they do not need them. They like the boost they provide and it’s an attempt to wear their front hooves down a tad but they are totally good eating from this feeder without them.

Happy with this purchase. I am giving it 4 of 5 stars because it arrived with one leg slightly bent so I need to keep a rock under it to keep it balanced. A bit of a bummer, but oh well. I am a fan of the entire Tarter line truth be told.

Super functional and effective feeders and water’s for our critters. Tried uploading images but the upload feature hates me.

Bought this for our vacation home for a raised bed garden. Since I wanted veggies while at our home but hoping this will keep the weeds at bay & still get veggies! There were two scanning codes on the feeder & they weren’t the same price, which I didn’t notice until I got home.

Can’t wait to go back and see what the raised garden looks like.

Great product. Sturdy galvanized metal frame yet light weight to around pasture. 2 drain holes in tub to allow water to drain. Wide base makes it less likely to be flipped over by cattle. Will be purchasing more soon.