Chick Feeder DIY

[RoosterML]

I was tired of the chicks making a mess with the normal chick feeder. I have an article written in profile section about how I made a feeder for my larger birds using a 5 gallon pail. I am really pleased with how clean and little feed waste there is using it so I decided to do the same for the chicks.
I used 2" 90° fittings this time for the little chicks and was able to get 8 feeding stations around the 5 Gallon bucket. It did not take long for them to figure out how to use it. Now not nearly the amount of feed on the floor!!!

 

[Melky]

Good Job for people who have a lot of birds!

 

[blackdog043]

How old are the chicks?
I use the large version for my big girls and made a 2 gallon bucket with four 2 inch ports. I figure they should be able to use it at 2 weeks.

For the first 2 weeks, I made a hopefully no waste feeder with a chick feeder red base. I got the idea from a thread I found on here, doing a no waste chick feeder search. I'll get to try it out later this week when my chicks arrive. I used a 3 inch to 2 inch adapter instead of the 4" to 2".

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/diy-no-waste-quail-feeder.1232052/

 

[munky4569]

You don't worry about the chicks going into the pipes and getting stuck in the feed portion? Awesome idea though, my 4 chicks have feed EVERYWHERE.

 

[blackdog043]

Welcome to BYC @munky4569 .
A quick fix if your using the red base style feeder, is put it inside a cardboard tray or something similar, to contain what they bill out.

Using 2 inch ports like @RoosterML and the chicks being big enough, they should not get stuck inside the port. The smaller version is based off the bigger version that works well for pullets 4 - 5 weeks and older.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...lon-25-feed-bucket-feeder-for-about-3.834227/

 

[RoosterML]

You don't worry about the chicks going into the pipes and getting stuck in the feed portion? Awesome idea though, my 4 chicks have feed EVERYWHERE.

The chicks can't make it in that far to get stuck. No issues with that.

 

[RoosterML]

How old are the chicks?

The chicks are 1 week old.