(snip) My pond is also 50 feet from my front door so hand feeding is not an issue. Not sure what I will do when I go on business trips or vacation yet though.
That's my issue too with hand feeding,and going to visit relatives halfway across the country. I don't have a feeder, and am debating what to do. If I have a neighbor feed, they will see the CC and likely tell friends, then wholesale theft of my CC could occur. Close relatives live 8 miles away; too much to ask to do a daily feeding.
What happens if you don't feed for about 17 days straight in the summer, or only feed a couple of times a week for that period?
