Simple, effective, DIY no-waste feeder

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dirtyFlocker
I love home made and simple- forget wasting money at the store, give them a real feeder for the real world! nice idea and easy enough that anyone can make it- bravo!!
lilchickpea
Now I know what to do with the cat litter buckets I've been saving!
Great idea! I used a flexible cutting board or piece of sheet metal to slide in to cover the openings so night time critters can't get in. Brilliant idea! Thanks so much for the idea.
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Easy idea.
Happy hen lover
Solve the problem of flinging food! Great idea.
Cragg Klefor
Well written article and great instructions! I'm thinking of trying one of these - reason- feed around my currant feeders drawing rats.... I steep my feed, but I think this design may allow for that!
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ZHens
I've been reading and rejecting all the ads/articles that use PVC pipe access ports because I have chickens in a lot of different sizes. This looks like a great solution to end my waste problems and provide easy access for all my birds. Thank you!
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PetesChicks
Great idea for a cheap no waste feeder. Thanks for sharing!
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Henry672
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N F C
The directions and photos were easy to follow along and the cost to make would be minimal.
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MROO
Clear instructions, good pictures and a supply list ... what more can you ask! Nice job!
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ronott1
Very good article!

I would love and update after using the feeder for a while on how it works; food waste and etc. also any changed you would make
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TheYLWFlock
We’ve been using the feeder for about half a month and there has been almost zero food waste or spillage. I would say that it is an incredible improvement to almost 70-80% spillage from the old feeder to basically 1% spillage NO JOKE. You should definitely try it out! As for changes, I kind of modified mine from the original, like I didn’t do the openings as tall I did them a bit more wide so that two birds can eat from one access hole at once, so with mine, four birds could eat at once instead of two.
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