TJ - Any insight as to why "the timer" won't work with the TH feeders? Instructions say, 2 wires to the battery and 2 wires to the motor. Only thing I can think of is the load may be more than "the timer" can handle. If that's the case, it's an easy solution with interposing relays. Not sure what the scoop is tho.

Tying all this independent stuff together requires that the "stuff" has output capabilities that the gizmo tying all this stuff together can read, and the gizmo needs to be programmable to control desired outputs. Kinda difficult to do unless you step into the world of industrial controls. Arduino is a low cost popular control for hobbyist, but outside of looking at it a few times, I wouldn't want to waste my time. I like reliability.