SO maybe people are already doing this, but I figured I'd post it anyway
All winter I have been battling my birds over wasted feed. To the tune of 150 birds and up to $150.00 in feed a WEEK. I've experimented with some different feeders, but nothing has kept the little boogers from flinging feed everywhere...until NOW
I have been building a few PVC pipe feeders, but the parts can be expensive. Finally, in a last ditch disgusted effort with a pen of young feed flinging Penedesencas, I came up with this idea.
Take a clean bucket (used, new doesn't matter). With a 2 1/2" to 3" hole saw, make holes around the sides, about 4" (or more) from the bottom of the bucket. 3-6 holes work pretty easily. Fill the bucket with feed up to about an inch BELOW the holes and hang at shoulder height for your birds. It works and there in no feed scooping, slinging or wasting. Even my super tall crested birds are using it fine.
I'm getting icing and frosting buckets from the bakery in my local grocery store for free. I bought a cheap $9 hole saw at Lowes. Each feeder takes a minute or two to make and the chickens take to it immediately...who doesn't LOVE new feed?~LOL You'll be seeing my cheap plastic POS feeders on Craigslist. I'll keep the deeper metal ones and of course the chick feeders, but will use them only until the chicks are big enough to use a bucket feeder. I am sold on these!!
Since I am now also using 5 gallon buckets with nipple waterers in my pens (THANK YOU to everyone who posted those here!) my workload is about a quarter of what it used to be, allowing me time to enjoy my birds more

All winter I have been battling my birds over wasted feed. To the tune of 150 birds and up to $150.00 in feed a WEEK. I've experimented with some different feeders, but nothing has kept the little boogers from flinging feed everywhere...until NOW

Take a clean bucket (used, new doesn't matter). With a 2 1/2" to 3" hole saw, make holes around the sides, about 4" (or more) from the bottom of the bucket. 3-6 holes work pretty easily. Fill the bucket with feed up to about an inch BELOW the holes and hang at shoulder height for your birds. It works and there in no feed scooping, slinging or wasting. Even my super tall crested birds are using it fine.
I'm getting icing and frosting buckets from the bakery in my local grocery store for free. I bought a cheap $9 hole saw at Lowes. Each feeder takes a minute or two to make and the chickens take to it immediately...who doesn't LOVE new feed?~LOL You'll be seeing my cheap plastic POS feeders on Craigslist. I'll keep the deeper metal ones and of course the chick feeders, but will use them only until the chicks are big enough to use a bucket feeder. I am sold on these!!
Since I am now also using 5 gallon buckets with nipple waterers in my pens (THANK YOU to everyone who posted those here!) my workload is about a quarter of what it used to be, allowing me time to enjoy my birds more





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