Homemade Waterer/feeder ideas?

[lizi.beth915]

My girls are using those plastic half gallon feeder/waterer things with the red bottoms that you get from the feed store right now. But I'm getting tired of refilling it twice a day && it seems like I'm constantly picking stuff out of them since they sit on the ground. I looked in the store for the bigger size, but I really don't want to pay 25$ ++ a piece for them... so does anyone have any simple, inexpensive waterer/feeder ideas?

Thanks,
Liz.

 

[DawnCols]

There's a post on here about that here

 

[lizi.beth915]

Ahh!! That's perfect! Thank you!

 

[KDK1]

lizi.beth915 :

My girls are using those plastic half gallon feeder/waterer things with the red bottoms that you get from the feed store right now. But I'm getting tired of refilling it twice a day && it seems like I'm constantly picking stuff out of them since they sit on the ground. I looked in the store for the bigger size, but I really don't want to pay 25$ ++ a piece for them... so does anyone have any simple, inexpensive waterer/feeder ideas?

Thanks,
Liz.

Look at my page... both are cheap to make and both are very efficient.​

 

[BellevueOmlet]

I have had a lot of problems with the bigger feeders, I would recommend you use waterer cups connected to a 5 gallon bucket. It will make things much easier and be a lot smoother.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Here's a nice collection of home made feeders and waterers, most with detailed plans on how to make them: https://www.backyardchickens.com/chicken-coop-water-feeder.html