Check out my new 5 gallon home made bucket feeder! update !!!!!!!!!!

[blueseal]

he is a white rock rooster 7 months old

 

[The Sheriff]

I used L brackets to attach my bucket to the base. I could put it up as high as I wanted. I screwed the L bracket right to the bottom thru the pan and drilled holes in the bucket and used bolts and nuts on that end of the L bracket. MIne has held up well even filled with 25 pounds of feed. The hooks you see came on the pan but they weren't strong enough so I added the L brackets. I love L brackets. I could build a house without nails if I had L brackets and screws!

 

[Lolita]

 

[blueseal]

they seem to be wasting the feed im gonna have to do something different with the feed pan . bought 50 pounds of feed yesterday and its half gone. yikes . thats with two feeders the other one is the same but i used a 28 pound cat litter bucket washed it out. first of course. they seem to fling the mash when they eat. uggh.

 

[chickluver:D]

wow that is a pretty white roo!

btw nice job!

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1 ruby-eyed netherland dwarf, 8 hens, 1 cat, 1 parrot, 1 injured northern flying squrrel, and eggs in the bator!

 

[blueseal]

i switched back to the original 12pound 12inch hanging feeders no more waste . until i find a better way to use the homeade feeders. i had about 20 pounds left from the 50 pound bag of mash i bought yesterday. they ate and wasted the other 30 pounds i have 21 standard hens and 1 roo. so so much for my experiment. oh well. live and learn.

 

[cutlass1972]

Awesome!

I fear however that my chickens are far too discriminate to eat from an ACE hardware bucket. I think I would at LEAST have to get them a lowes bucket.

 

[heritagebirds]

Where did you all get the pans? I have been trying to find some, to no avail...

 

[Chickenaddict]

Walmart has some and fleet farm has deeper ones like the OP used for the 5 gallon bucket.
I use a 2 gallon setup just like that, if I hang it high enough they can't waste any but can still get their beaks in there to eat.

 

[Intheswamp]

Quote:
Tractor Supply should have some hog pans that will work.

Ed