DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[QuietPony]

Brilliant! I love this thread! Soon I will have my own pictures to share! Thanks everyone!

 

[refamat]

I asked my husband to make me a turkey nest. He built this using an old Whiskey barrel and 2"x4" boards for the cradle.



I feed FF and use second hand mud pans with holes drilled in the bottom for drainage. My husband built a holder using scrap boards for three pans. I can pop them out for cleaning very easily.

my turkey nest used a 55 gallon plastic drum

 

[DMRippy]

Quote:
Those have the gasket. I use teflon tape too but that gasket is MORE important than the tape. Funny, I have ordered about 200 and used them all LOL

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: you can find the threaded ones even cheaper than that on ebay....
That is pretty steep with shipping. The nipples are the right price less than $30. I think I got free shipping on mine.....

 

[TOP KNOT]

my turkey nest used a 55 gallon plastic drum

Great idea! I like this!!

 

[refamat]

I use the one gallon milk jugs for many things, easiest is for water for my chick waterers. I fill them up and take them out at feeding time and refill the waters. I also have one in each coop which I have cut out a portion of so that it becomes a holder for my oystershell and is secured to the coop at a easy level for the chickens to access. Then when they need more, I just carry a half gallon milk jug scoop around with the oystershell and put a cup of shell grit in each one.

If you have quail, I did last year, cutting a quail sized opening into a gallon jug makes a great dust bath for the birds and the dust goes a lot further (I use diatomaceous earth with clay for my birds, about $16 for a 50# bag)

 

[DMRippy]

I use the one gallon milk jugs for many things, easiest is for water for my chick waterers. I fill them up and take them out at feeding time and refill the waters. I also have one in each coop which I have cut out a portion of so that it becomes a holder for my oystershell and is secured to the coop at a easy level for the chickens to access. Then when they need more, I just carry a half gallon milk jug scoop around with the oystershell and put a cup of shell grit in each one.

If you have quail, I did last year, cutting a quail sized opening into a gallon jug makes a great dust bath for the birds and the dust goes a lot further (I use diatomaceous earth with clay for my birds, about $16 for a 50# bag)

Just be careful with Gallon jugs and little chicks. I have lost several to drownings. I didn't have them with chicks, but with the broody hen. I DON'T use gallon jugs around chicks anymore.

 

[refamat]

Just be careful with Gallon jugs and little chicks. I have lost several to drownings. I didn't have them with chicks, but with the broody hen. I DON'T use gallon jugs around chicks anymore.

I drill drain holes in them and they are for adult bird. I haven't let any of my flocks brood in the coops

 

[Clayclay]

Just finished two gravity feeders, one for oyster and the other for pellets. They're about 3'6" and hold quite a bit. It took some experimenting to figure how long to make the horizontal tube at the base. Too long and the pellets didn't make it to the edge, too short and the pellets were on the floor. I got all the materials from homedepot's garden section and it was considerably cheap, about $12 each. If anyone wants the dimensions, just let me know.

 

[garyk1398]

I'd love to know how long you made the horizontal piece is and the reason for that square piece thing is for? I'd like to copy it if ya don't mind.