Spare door springs for chicken feeders

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Three replacement springs for the medium and small chicken feeder. Springs are a wear item and will eventually break although they last longer if the spring is adjusted to reduce excessive closing pressure. Use two pairs of pliers and gently stretch the spring until you have about three pounds force required to push the door open by pushing directly on the door or treadle.

The springs are mailed in an envelope via U.S. Mail and the shipping charge of $4.80 is included in the $7.80 sell price for three springs. Our cost per spring has remained at $1.00 per spring since 2012 but USPS increases their pricing at a steady rate.

The video shows how to install the spring. Always adjust the spring once it is installed by using two pairs of pliers to carefully stretch the spring till the resistance fits the average size of your birds. Too stiff and it closes hard and louder than needed. Stretch it too far and a really big rat can push the door open. We recommend taping extra springs up under the lid of the feeder so they don't get lost. If you have one of the late 2022 feeders with the row of holes across the top of the feeder there is no need to adjust the spring. Ditto on the new double spring/no counterweight feeder.

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Worked great. Easy fix and really no hassle at all to order and receive in a timely manner.

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Reviewed by: Karri from Salt Lake City. on 10/22/2021

Spare Springs

Springs were easy to install and work well. Quality and value.

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Reviewed by: (Verified Buyer) bryn evans from Redding, Ca.. on 4/22/2020

Mrs

The springs I ordered arrived quickly. They are spares so I haven't used them yet. I like to have the spares ready in case one breaks.

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Reviewed by: Andrea from Carson City. on 10/1/2019

Auto Chicken Feeder Replaceemnt Spring

Bought replacement door springs for me auto chicken feeder. I've had my auto chicken feeder for over 5 years and it's covered but still out in the weather. In those 5 years I've gone through 3 door springs and I don't have any complaints seeing that its out in the weather and down here in the south anything you leave out in the weather will rust...LOL. Well both times I've order new springs I have dealt with Al and he's so helpful and informative guy you can deal with. He helped me out in ordering my springs in no time. I known if in the future I may have to order something else from Carpenters I'll do so. Thanks again Al.

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Reviewed by: Charlie from New Orleans, LA. on 9/23/2019

Super Springs

Happy that these springs lasted for ~3 yrs outside!

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Reviewed by: Kelly from Pittsburgh. on 1/8/2019

Frau

Spring that came with feeder wore out within a year. Spring from hardware store did not quite fit and the mice got into feeder. These replacement springs did the trick.

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Reviewed by: (Verified Buyer) Stephanie Ehinger from yelm. on 11/27/2018

Don’t throw away Springs!

We have 3 feeders we bought a couple years ago and they work great! My husband put them together, but couldn’t figure out where the springs went so just tossed them. Well at the time we didn’t have any rat issues, but just a couple months ago rats started eating all our chicken food and I couldn’t figure out why this feeder wasn’t rat proof until I went and looked at the feeder and compared it with a YouTube video and found they we didn’t have these Springs on it. Long story short, the Springs definitely make it fat proof because the rats aren’t able to push the door open anymore and get the food. Don’t throw the Springs away, the chickens will eventually learned how to open the feeder.

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Reviewed by: JoAnn from AZ. on 8/14/2018

I love my feeder

I had to replace my spring on my feeder recently. The spring being lost (I don't have a clue what happened to it) was a gift. It made me realize how awesome the feeder is! My feed consumption increased dramatically as the starlings and mice as well as my chickens were eating the food. Starlings eat a lot and are very very messy. As soon as I got my spring back on, the starlings have begun to go away. Similarly, the number of mice have begun to decrease! Both me and my chickens are happier. Thanks for a great product! Judy Iowa City

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Reviewed by: Judy from Iowa City. on 1/12/2018