NOSLOC™ Feeders were developed out of frustration with existing products available not meeting my requirements. Having used or experienced first hand the limitations of all these products on the market, none of which met the criteria required, until now...

As our specialty products can be used for feeding virtually anything from acorns, large pellets, grains, wet foods etc. They are being used for just about any type of bird from ducks, chickens, geese, swans, cranes.

After five years of field trials NOSLOC™ Feeders have evolved into an efficient, affordable feeding system that has found favour with Hunters Conservationists, Free Range Poultry farms, Wild Life Parks, Zoos, and many backyard aviculturist.

Many hours of R&D at the Otorohonga Kiwi House, Auckland Zoo, wild ponds and domestic poultry farms have resulted in a simple but effective on demand feeder. By setting up the feeder correctly (following the instructions) one can target the species you wish to feed. In the domestic poultry situation you only want to feed hen. The height is the key to it (as in most species) so that only hen operate the feeder nozzle. No sparrows, mynahs, rats or mice can reach the nozzle thus only hens are fed, feeder nozzles can be attached to a variety of food recepticals. The most practical being food grade plastic buckets from 4 ltr for the likes of doves/pigeons to 20 ltr for average sized poultry runs or 200 ltr drums with multiple feeder nozzles for commercial use. This method comes into its own with open pens. Not only do you save feed but less money is spent on the construction of the pens. free range speaks for itself. In the free range situation the feeder must be protected from stock.

The known species that have fed successfully to date are wild ducks including mallards, greys, brown and grey teal. Domestic poultry and ducks, turkeys, canadian geese, black swan, mute swan, pheasants, pukeko, peacocks, pigeons, guninea fowl, weka, crane, pigeons, doves and partridges.

HOW IT WORKS The NOSLOC™ feeder works on gravity. Usually a bucket (20 Litre) has a feeder nozzle screwed to the bottom of the bucket and feed placed into it which runs into the nozzle. Depending on how the nozzle is set up the feed particles lock against each other into the nozzle, hence the name NOSLOC™, and stays there. The birds quickly learn to tap the nozzle which releases the feed. When the bird or birds stop tapping, the feed stops running. Thus we have an on demand gravity feeder which is only activated by your target bird rather than pest species like sparrows, mynas etc. COMPONENTS Generally the feeder is supplied complete. This is a convenient way to post out and to package. The complete unit consists of 1 x feeder nozzle, 1 x bucket with lid. Choice of post rail bracket or waratah bracket. MOUNTING

Brackets have been developed for easy mounting and height adjustments. The most popular is the Waratah Bracket which the bucket hangs on by its own handle. The height can be quickly adjusted up or down via bolt holes in the Waratah. Post or Rail Brackets are usually screwed to a fixed position. The bucket also in this application hangs on its own handle.

So far over 10,000 units have been sold.

This on demand feeding system is the most efficient and cost effective available.