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

[Csun132]

I have these poop troughs in 2 of my bigger coops. They work so well and keep my coops clean for a long time. They have doors that I just park a wheelbarrow under outside the coop and push the poo out.

Some nesting boxes he made me for my BLRW coop Some awesome feeders that hold 80 pounds of feed so I don't have to feed more then once a week. And the small one is for grit and oyster shell. I have a bunch of these type if feeders in all my coops Heres the big one full of feed. I purchase locally made feed that comes in 80 pound bags so thats why he makes them this size, he even makes the bottom tapered so that the feed slides up. Here he is making me another BIG coop a few summers ago.

Heres a latch that he made for my coop doors on my smaller breeder coop condo. Its hammered copper pipe that he brought home (free) and a BIG huge screw he also uses at work, and he ended up getting ride of the white pull handle an making a copper one to match. I should take a photo of the finished product its really nice looking! Almost a little to nice for chickens!! Heres a chick brooder he made for me And he put it on wheels so its easy to move.. I now hatch to many chicks for it so hes made me a bunch of different brooders using rabbit cages. Theres so much more that hes made around here. He loves to make things for free and out of crazy stuff or build me something when we can't afford to buy it.

 

[Csun132]

What is the trough made out of? These are all great ideas.
I have enjoyed looking at everyone's ideas.

 

[Penny Hen]

Hey Duramaxgirl, have you ever thought of selling or trading with the plans for those cool feeders and the poop trough too!

 

[Penny Hen]

I was wondering if any of you folks have used an Edison Ceramic Cone heating element in an incubator before? It screws into a light socket. I am sure you have to use a ceramic one.


I swear every time I look at this thing I here Tim the Toolman chortling saying, "More Power!"

 

[ozexpat]

I was wondering if any of you folks have used an Edison Ceramic Cone heating element in an incubator before? It screws into a light socket. I am sure you have to use a ceramic one.


I swear every time I look at this thing I here Tim the Toolman chortling saying, "More Power!"

even a cabinet bator really only needs about 250 watt max.

they look intriguing though

 

[Irishhenman]

This is not really an invention, more of a repurposing job. I use wild bird feeders as feeders. They brilliant for indoor cages that have chicks/ show birds/ sick birds because they take up very little floor space. They are also good for bantam breeding pens. I have three bigger ones (around 15 inches tall) that hold around 4 days feed for a quad of bantams or one days feed for 24 chicks. The smaller ones hold a few days feed for a single large fowl bird.

I have also made these feeders for use in inside cages. They are completely free to make. I get four skewers and a butter tub with a lid. You pierce the four skewers into the four corners of the butter tub and then into the four corners of the lid. The skewers act as legs and because they aren't secured to anything they are adjustable. You can make the feeder higher if you are feeding large fowl and lower for chicks. The lid stops chicks from standing on the food and pooing in it. The lid can also be completely closed to cut off access to the food.

 

[aart]

This is not really an invention, more of a repurposing job. I use wild bird feeders as feeders. They brilliant for indoor cages that have chicks/ show birds/ sick birds because they take up very little floor space. They are also good for bantam breeding pens. I have three bigger ones (around 15 inches tall) that hold around 4 days feed for a quad of bantams or one days feed for 24 chicks. The smaller ones hold a few days feed for a single large fowl bird.

Hmmmmm.....not a bad idea! I have several of those lying around.... maybe cut those perches off?

 

[Irishhenman]

Hmmmmm.....not a bad idea! I have several of those lying around.... maybe cut those perches off?

I had never thought of that. It might make the feed easier to get at.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

This is not really an invention, more of a repurposing job. I use wild bird feeders as feeders. They brilliant for indoor cages that have chicks/ show birds/ sick birds because they take up very little floor space. They are also good for bantam breeding pens. I have three bigger ones (around 15 inches tall) that hold around 4 days feed for a quad of bantams or one days feed for 24 chicks. The smaller ones hold a few days feed for a single large fowl bird.

I have also made these feeders for use in inside cages. They are completely free to make. I get four skewers and a butter tub with a lid. You pierce the four skewers into the four corners of the butter tub and then into the four corners of the lid. The skewers act as legs and because they aren't secured to anything they are adjustable. You can make the feeder higher if you are feeding large fowl and lower for chicks. The lid stops chicks from standing on the food and pooing in it. The lid can also be completely closed to cut off access to the food.

Like the butter tubs. The skewers could go down into hardware cloth at the bottom of the tub to secure it.

 

[chickkrzi]

Not sure if this has been done or not but here it goes. Over the winter months I had to close all the windows in my coop to help keep my girls warm at night. The only problem was that it was to dark inside when they went to roost. They would end up roosting on the floor, in there nesting boxes, on top of the feeder just about anywhere they could. I didn't have any power in my coop, and really didn't want to add any more lighting that I had to. So I came up with the ideal to make me chicken night light using Solar power. And make it as reliable and cost effective as possible. And this is what I didn't.

Took one of those 99¢ solar lights you find at Walmart.

Removed the top, and unscrewed the cover exposing the wiring.

Cut me about a foot long piece of wire(I used a old phone charger wire. Then CAREFULLY cutting and stripping back the red and yellow wiring to solar panel
Then added my extension to light end.

Then I installed my light inside my coop, ran wires outside, attached my solar panels and place panel on top of coop.

Now I have just enough light to enable the girls to get up on there roost, yet not to much that it'll change there laying habits.