No Waste Duck Feeder...Does it exist?

[tatswell]

I use a goat trough and placed wire fence on top of it- no pic at the moment (in bed

) but will upload tomorrow. I initially did it to keep the goats out of the duck food but the only spillage happening is if I'm in a rush to fill it up and drop some on the ground!

 

[dishrag]

I use a treadle feeder. Very little waste & keeps all other critters out of their food.



I had to modify slightly - added a larger platform for ducks to step on.

Got it here: http://www.thecarpentershop.net/mediumplywoodchickenfeeder.html

HTH

 

[mskluck]

Is there anyone who has found/made a duck feeder that limits/eliminates wasting feed? if so PLEASE post pictures.

I have one that I made for my chickens, and it works well, but the ducks will not use it. I guess sticking their heads in a hole to eat is a phobia of theirs, they're MUCH more skittish than the chickens.

I would like to start fermenting eventually, BUT for now I need something to accommodate dry crumbles. Chickens tend to peck for their food, where the ducks shovel.

Thanks in advance!

I don't have advice but would like to know what you did for your chickens so they didn't throw it everywhere.

 

[skalove2]

This is from an old forum, but I made this feeder. SO EASY to make, and the ducks use it and no waste!

I come bearing pictures of how to make this feeder with a 90-degree street elbow (hub & spigot) per LoneOak's instructions. (Hope I got it right!)

This is the street elbow with a hub end (the big part) and a spigot end (the narrower part with the flange). This method won't work with a plain 90-degree street elbow because the parts won't fit into one another at the end (you'll see) (EDIT: I was wrong about this, a regular street elbow without a flange will also work!). I had to check online before I purchased it because not all Home Depot's carry them. Here's a link to the product: http://www.homedepot.com/p/NIBCO-3-...Street-Elbow-C48072HD3/100347226#.UnBRP3BwpLc



I started by cutting off the hub end right where it meets the pipe. I didn't need to make another cut after this because after I had cut the hub off, the cut end was still a 90-degree angle to the spigot end, which would allow it to be parallel to the floor of the bucket after installation.



To determine where to cut my hole, I put a scrap piece of 1"x2" under the cut end of the elbow (to ensure the pipe is 3/4" off the floor of the bucket after installation) and traced the hole on the outside of the bucket.



After I cut my hole I put the spigot end (the narrow bit) through the hole. You can see below the flange doesn't allow it to move any farther outside the bucket, which is good.



Here you can see the spigot end coming out of the bucket and the hub that I will flip around and put over the spigot to keep the elbow from falling back in the bucket.



And here it is! No glue required, it's a tight fit. There's a little play in the elbow but it can't fall in or out of the bucket so it still works. I opted for the fancy screw-top for my bucket but if I had gone with a plain lid I could have made this for a total of $10 and about 15 minutes.

 

[Bault1]

I use an automatic dog feeder the plastic kind u get from tractor supply an they hardly waist any