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

[Ctptcha]

Just finished a homemade waterer... An ice cream tub with a big hole so my ducklings(to be) won't get stuck in there.

 

[LindaB220]

There is a thread called "Harbor Freight tools that don't suck" on the tractorbynet forums.
Sounds like everyone is in the same boat. Some good tools, some NOT good. And who wants to be the one to find the latter??

Well, that was fun. I had to register before I could search for HF goods. But it was very interesting. Thanks

 

[aart]

Quote: You went there and didn't bring us back a link?!?!?

 

[bruceha2000]

I looked into those waterers. They are called "The Chicken Canteen" http://www.amazon.com/WARE-MANUFACTURING-INC-HANGING-CHICKEN/dp/B00HP16IEY

I can't remember which distributor I called, but I asked if they would open for cleaning. They went out to their warehouse and checked. Told me there was no way to open them for cleaning which made me decide not to get it.

I had originally thought it might be a good option for heating water in the winter but if you can't open and clean them out it didn't seem like a good thing.

ETA: Also looked at the larger bucket ones. Still no way to clean the interior: http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Ware-...upplies_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=161KMM5TPM7FA4XQQVMX

That would definitely make it a "no go". I have a 5 gallon bucket connected to a nipple pipe and I put water in their 1 gallon plastic waterer (standard Little Giant). I change the water in the LG every other day and the base is already a bit slimy in the tray (inside the container and the "ring" they drink from) the second day even when I put in a little ACV.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

That would definitely make it a "no go". I have a 5 gallon bucket connected to a nipple pipe and I put water in their 1 gallon plastic waterer (standard Little Giant). I change the water in the LG every other day and the base is already a bit slimy in the tray (inside the container and the "ring" they drink from) the second day even when I put in a little ACV.

I certainly wouldn't try to convince anyone to use the canteen, but I have had no problem cleaning it and have used them for years inside their coop. Outside I also use the Little Giant bec I can put ACV on it. I have found that the plastic gets slimmier than tha galvanized.

 

[aart]

I was thinking that the smaller canteen would work well in a crate confinement situation.

For the main coop I use a 1 gallon plastic waterer...I have 2 of them, I carry out a full one in the morning and swap it out, then rinse and brush it out yesterdays and let it hang to dry...never any slime. A simple daily habit that excludes any growth in the waterer and never gets nasty to have to really clean it.

 

[KingKongChicken]

On the right Internal wall dry feeder; I made the metal tray from flashing and was sure to make bend all the corners and edges so its not sharp.
The original cut on the inside was not large enough so I had to bore it out to make it a little bigger the cuts not to pretty but it works


Side view of the feeder the hopper for the feeder is outside the coop in this picture you can also see in the right background the copper tube line I split off the hose bib for the water dispensers

And the back of the feeder

It stays dry in the winter and is easy to fill





The External water feeder;

External watering feeder the 5 gallon bucket in the background of the picture has a high pressure 1/8 inch copper line attached to a float to keep the bucket constantly full and the pvc line fills a watering troff from the bucket. Its funny to see the chickens sticking there heads inside the holes to drink the water, but it works great they love it.



Wall mounted Internal watering feeder;
4 inch ABS pipe filled by a high pressure 1/8 inch copper tubing line attached to a float to keep the troff constantly full
i put it on a slight angle to keep it deeper on one side for the float.



The coop itself is all fabricated from recycled siding from an old church and old red wood decking.




I fabricated the gutters from flashing and recycled an old gutter downspout from the same old church we got the siding from






The chicken cat walk;



I built a small shelf like catwalk for them they love being able to be off the ground.
And put a wooden stool in there and screwed perch to it for them the jump and fly back and forth playing chicken games.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

On the right Internal wall dry feeder; I made the metal tray from flashing and was sure to make bend all the corners and edges so its not sharp. The original cut on the inside was not large enough so I had to bore it out to make it a little bigger the cuts not to pretty but it works Side view of the feeder the hopper for the feeder is outside the coop in this picture you can also see in the right background the copper tube line I split off the hose bib for the water dispensers And the back of the feeder It stays dry in the winter and is easy to fill The External water feeder; External watering feeder the 5 gallon bucket in the background of the picture has a high pressure 1/8 inch copper line attached to a float to keep the bucket constantly full and the pvc line fills a watering troff from the bucket. Its funny to see the chickens sticking there heads inside the holes to drink the water, but it works great they love it. Wall mounted Internal watering feeder; 4 inch ABS pipe filled by a high pressure 1/8 inch copper tubing line attached to a float to keep the troff constantly full i put it on a slight angle to keep it deeper on one side for the float. The coop itself is all fabricated from recycled siding from an old church and old red wood decking. I fabricated the gutters from flashing and recycled an old gutter downspout from the same old church we got the siding from The chicken cat walk; I built a small shelf like catwalk for them they love being able to be off the ground. And put a wooden stool in there and screwed perch to it for them the jump and fly back and forth playing chicken games.

Nice!! Well thought out! I plan to take an old wooden ladder I found on the side of the road and build some kind of chicken outdoor perching/playground. Maybe even cut off a piece to be a swing.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

I was thinking that the smaller canteen would work well in a crate confinement situation.

For the main coop I use a 1 gallon plastic waterer...I have 2 of them, I carry out a full one in the morning and swap it out, then rinse and brush it out yesterdays and let it hang to dry...never any slime. A simple daily habit that excludes any growth in the waterer and never gets nasty to have to really clean it.

I only use the canteens in the coops and change out the water daily. They only sleep in their coops, so it is only for sips during the night. They stay very clean. I wouldn't want to use them as their main water source. I like that they attach to the hardware cloth. I also have a small galvanized corner feeder that attaches to the hardware cloth. They can't get knocked over and are clean and convenient.

 

[perchie.girl]

On the right Internal wall dry feeder; I made the metal tray from flashing and was sure to make bend all the corners and edges so its not sharp.
The original cut on the inside was not large enough so I had to bore it out to make it a little bigger the cuts not to pretty but it works


Side view of the feeder the hopper for the feeder is outside the coop in this picture you can also see in the right background the copper tube line I split off the hose bib for the water dispensers

And the back of the feeder

It stays dry in the winter and is easy to fill





The External water feeder;

External watering feeder the 5 gallon bucket in the background of the picture has a high pressure 1/8 inch copper line attached to a float to keep the bucket constantly full and the pvc line fills a watering troff from the bucket. Its funny to see the chickens sticking there heads inside the holes to drink the water, but it works great they love it.



Wall mounted Internal watering feeder;
4 inch ABS pipe filled by a high pressure 1/8 inch copper tubing line attached to a float to keep the troff constantly full
i put it on a slight angle to keep it deeper on one side for the float.



The coop itself is all fabricated from recycled siding from an old church and old red wood decking.




I fabricated the gutters from flashing and recycled an old gutter downspout from the same old church we got the siding from






The chicken cat walk;



I built a small shelf like catwalk for them they love being able to be off the ground.
And put a wooden stool in there and screwed perch to it for them the jump and fly back and forth playing chicken games.

I like your setup... I have plans for a similar waterer for my own coop redesign.

deb