Link to the gutter feeder setup I used. If you mount it to the side of the tractor, could probably make it mobile pretty easily. Mine needed support on middle and both ends when it was full of feed. I use wire to keep the top in place and slide the gutters in and out of the cinder blocks as...
So, if your bucket has a good O-ring in the lid and seals completely when you tighten the lid, you'll need to remove the O-ring from the lid or put a piece of small wire over the side of the bucket to prevent the lid from fully closing (vent the lid).
I know from experience if you have a...
I think you're on the right track. However, I would actually get more 5 gallon buckets. The limiting factor for CX is space around the water source, and full grown or nearly there, they are 1 foot wide at the shoulders. So calculate that no more than 4 birds will be able to drink from one...