I want to share this idea with you.
I need a "large" capacity feeder for my 18 (and counting, I'm sure) birds because I have to go away twice a year for a week or so. I'm sure I can get my neighbors to take the free eggs, but not sure I want to trust them with my chickens; lives.
The vertical pieces are 4" HDPE drain pipe and all the connectors and caps are PVC. The first small capacity version I made used 2 90* elbows at the bottom, but this resulted in a short horizontal run which caused the feed to stop flowing. I replaced them with 45* fittings and all is well. DO NOT USE 90* ELBOWS. Some of the connectors are screwed to the coop for support. All pipes are screwed to the fittings (glue doesn't work on HDPE, despite what the clerks at Lowes told me).
As pictured it holds 48# of crumbles, which is plenty for over a week. I can add more capacity if I need just by adding more Y connectors and vertical sections.
I need a "large" capacity feeder for my 18 (and counting, I'm sure) birds because I have to go away twice a year for a week or so. I'm sure I can get my neighbors to take the free eggs, but not sure I want to trust them with my chickens; lives.
The vertical pieces are 4" HDPE drain pipe and all the connectors and caps are PVC. The first small capacity version I made used 2 90* elbows at the bottom, but this resulted in a short horizontal run which caused the feed to stop flowing. I replaced them with 45* fittings and all is well. DO NOT USE 90* ELBOWS. Some of the connectors are screwed to the coop for support. All pipes are screwed to the fittings (glue doesn't work on HDPE, despite what the clerks at Lowes told me).
As pictured it holds 48# of crumbles, which is plenty for over a week. I can add more capacity if I need just by adding more Y connectors and vertical sections.
