Homemade Chicken Feeder Pics wanted

[patandchickens]

Pop rivets also work really well to connect the pan to the 'bucket' part of the feeder. Strength is not much of an issue, since the only weight that's in the pan part is whatever little bit of food is actually out there in the trough to be eaten - the bucket itself supports the weight of the main reservoir of food.

I mention this in case someone else out there, like me, finds it easier to locate the pop-rivet tool and the box o' rivets than to find nuts that match whatever small bolts you can scrounge up

Pat

 

[LuckyStella]

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I just wanted to thank you for posting this pic--I made my chicken feeder using your model, having most of the materials at hand (I went with the green plant base rather than terra cotta, though).

Thanks again!

LuckyStella

 

[freshegg]

thats great it was easy wasnt it. Easy or not I was so proud of myself making something from scratch and saving alot of money they are like 35-40 bucks here. enjoy your chickens IM finnally getting 5 eggs a day out of the eight hens so they are adjusting.

 

[cajunlizz]

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SORRY , BUT nothing happens when I click on the link , CAN YOU TRY AGAIN PLEASE

 

[Beekissed]

I don't know, cajunlizz, it works for me. Maybe one of the mods or techs can "fix" it for you.

 

[mrandmrschicken]

WOW! Thanks for this thread. I just found it. Been looking for sometime to get some ideas. I had a dream last night where I took a piece of 3" pvc, cut open the top and put caps on the end. Making the opening wide enough for the little mongrels to get their flinging beaks in there and not kick the food out all over for waste. I have cut PVC on a table saw and it can be dicey. Will look over pics, and submit some more when I attempt this feeder. Problem is, The pieces can be as expensive as buying a new feeder with a lip for "anti-flinging".

 

[Tala]

 

[Land of Lost Toys]

I don't have a picture of it but the first free one I made was this:
I used one of the rectangle cat litter containers that has a flip lid on it. Drilled some holes in the bottom edge of it and bolted it to a cat litter box so the box was bigger than the container. It worked great and was free. It's similar to the round bucket ones, but everything was free and on hand. I changed to one that's attached to the coop with the opening under so no water or snow gets in the food. Then I have another one inside that goes around the window. I'll try to take some pics tomorrow and post them. Both work well for me.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

 

[rachelbinnc]

I just made one of the PVC feeders this weekend and posted pictures on my blog. Check it out here:

http://missingmorning.blogspot.com/2010/02/coop-improvements.html