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Wow cool! thanks for the pics! How well does the two inch reducer end fit into the feeder? Is it tight enough to hold it's own, or would you need to use some kind of mechanical fasteners?

That's GREAT! Can you tell us which exact fittings / reducers you used?

Update: I was getting frustrated not being able to see the exact level of the feed as it got to the bottom so I added some plexi glass windows:

Thanks! Yup, we're pretty dry here and even when it rains the humidity isn't that bad for long. I've also got the feeder in a well covered area. I'll keep an eye on it and see if moisture becomes a problem.

A quick update: I went about 3 more days with them pulling out about 5 cups of feed and decided I needed to do something. I first added a flimsy piece of wood that helped a little. About 4 days after that I added a nice solid piece of wood that was about 2 inches high. This stopped the...

Yeah... I was thinking about that being an opiton (a higher front lip of the tray) but I want to make sure everyone can get to the feed without problems. Maybe I'll extend a vertical piece of wood an inch or so and see what happens.

Update: I noticed this morning that a lot of feed is being "billed out" of the feeder and is on the run floor. I can't say for sure if this is a lot more than I'm use to seeing, but it seems like it. So, I'm wondering what to do. A few ideas: 1) Put a 1/2 inch hardware cloth over the...

Quote: Ouch... that just hurts! You all mind if I add your feeder pics to the BYC site? mdbucks, can you take a few more shots of your feeders, maybe close ups of the home-made ones? Anybody else have homemage feeder pics they want to send me that I can put on the BYC site?

Haha.... that would be a super big feeder for sure! If it was that big I'd have to be feeding ostriches I think. On the BCY page one of the first pics is of Alana and the frame which should help for size comparison out of the gate: barg, I'm not as worried about bugs as I am about rats /...

I thought the ladder comment was a joke. Keep in mind this is only 43 inches tall (3.5 feet). My chicken run isn't full height, it is only about 4 feet tall. I designed it so I could fill from the outside of the run as seen here: By my calculation it holds about 2580 cubic inches of feed...

Quote: DOH... my wife said the thought it was pink too. When I pulled it from the can and put in on it looked more like a reddish brown. Oh well.

Okay everyone... I finally upgraded from my old "FrankenFeeder " and built my own large capaity feeder. Here is the whole story: HomeMade Chicken Feeder Here is the before: ... and here is the after: