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1/8 inch but that would also depend on what kind of see you are using. Right now I am using wheat. But I do know that some seed could be smaller and fall through the drainage holes.

Taking them apart was a pain and I was not sure that the lower ones were getting enough water. Feel free to use this and modify to suit your own needs. Lord knows there are better designers out there. Just make sure to post pics so we can see the improvements. I am feeding about 140 ...

They are are all pulled out and sub merged into a water pan. Then pulled out and set on top of another pan to drain. After a couple of minutes most of the water is gone. When reinserted there will still be a small amount of drainage but not much. I only water once a day and they seem to work...

Front of shelving package. Rear of shelving package. One of the shelves before drilling. Same shelf after drilling. Frontal view of rack. A little different angle. Another front view. A corner angle to see the front to rear bracing...

Go to wally and STAY OUT of the Christmas section for storage containers. Look in their normal storage containers, then choose the correct size to fit under your shelf's. The normal containers are A LOT cheaper than the Christmas ones.

I started fodder using a 4 plastic shelf systems from Wally for $14.97. Did not like that I could not move the trays, without taking it all apart. Also did not like the water had to go from shelf to shelf. So I ran myself out of fodder and decided to build a new rack system for the shelf's...

I am using a 4 stack shelf unit from Wally Mart. I turned everything upside down and re cut the legs, Each shelf has 16 divided sections on the bottom. I drilled 5 #35 holes in each section. Monday night I rinsed and soaked 1 quart of wheat. Tuesday night I drained, rinsed and left in...

I have had the same question since I started reading about fodder. How much is required per LF and per Bantam to make this worth while? I know everyone's set ups are different and every chicken eats differently. I am just looking for some rough numbers. How much does every feed?

I have been keeping up with this tread for about a week now. This is something I want to try when I get a chance. It however may be spring time before I do. I think this is really interesting and would really work for my setup. My birds only get to free range about once every other week...