Cheap home made waterer or feeder

[equine chick]

I found this on you tube from a guy named ric steelworks. I needed some more waterers for my flock and hated spending 30.00 minimum especially since I needed a few for my growing flock. So simple and easy!!!
Off to home depot now!

 

[Dawn419]

That's just too cool!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Brand New Chicken Momma]

Thanks for sharing, love it!

 

[pat1297]

I like it....and need to make one.

 

[DaddyChicken]

My feeder is similar to the one in the youtube vid above but on aq smaller scale.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=534244

 

[Orange Ribbon]

I can't see the You Tube movie because of slow dial up, so I don't know what was done for a waterer, but I have made some fairly cheap waterers. Get a 5 gal. bucket with lid, and a pan about 4 inches deep or so, and big around enough to sit the bucket in. On the open end of the bucket cut a 1 inch square out right at the top. Put the lid on. Stick water hose inside the hole, fill it up, then put it upside down in the pan.

Bucket: $2.50
Lid: .99
Metal pan at tractor supply: $4.99

Total: Around $8.50

Much cheaper than a production waterer.

 

[clickncluck]

I love that guy. This is great. Where do I get such a deep metal pan though? Any ideas? I want to make one this weekend. THanks.

 

[ladyride]

tsc

 

[Firefighter Chick]

I couldn't find a pan like that near me and didn't want to drive that much farther to check around so I found a 20'' plastic planter base that serves the same purpose. the planter base was $3.50 on sale

 

[Chickenberry]

This is an AWESOME idea!!! Can't wait to show hubby!