Homemade Feeder

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FranciscoR

FranciscoR

Chirping
Mar 28, 2015
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Independence, Ky
Built this guy today from some cedar boards and 2x6. It turned out great. It can hold something like 50-75lbs. Feels good to be able to feed them without opening door.

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Definitely issues I have been thinking of (mostly due to recent weather). Rodents I am not too terribly worried about as they can't "get to" it...unless they chew through wood of course. I have a 5gallon feeder inside too. I may just fill that up and keep that going to be honest. If I can't find a good way of sealing it up, I may just use it for snacks, which is just fine.
 
Really, I was looking for something convenient that I wouldn't have to go into coop. But a 5 gallon bucket would keep them fed for a while, so really, should suffice.
 
Yeah, I have a 5-gallon bucket inside that keeps them going for a while. The doors to my coop open up the entire back side, so I'd been thinking it would be nice to be able to keep the heat in more during the winter (what little heat they make for themselves). But now that I think about it, I'm opening them more often to clean the droppings boards than to fill the feeder, anyway.
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FranciscoR said:
Definitely issues I have been thinking of (mostly due to recent weather). Rodents I am not too terribly worried about as they can't "get to" it...unless they chew through wood of course. I have a 5gallon feeder inside too. I may just fill that up and keep that going to be honest. If I can't find a good way of sealing it up, I may just use it for snacks, which is just fine.
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FranciscoR said:
Really, I was looking for something convenient that I wouldn't have to go into coop. But a 5 gallon bucket would keep them fed for a while, so really, should suffice.
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I like to co in coop everyday just to keep an eye on things.
You'd be surprised how small a hole a mouse can get thru.
 

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