How to DIY no roost for buckets?

[Shelbys]

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I went to the Dollar store and got a large plastic bowl, flipped it upside down and put a C hook in it. The bowl fits perfectly upside down on the lid of the 5 gallon bucket, and the C hook stops the chickens from roosting on it. I got 2 for $2.70

That is genius! Thank you

 

[Milhouse]

I

I went to the Dollar store and got a large plastic bowl, flipped it upside down and put a C hook in it. The bowl fits perfectly upside down on the lid of the 5 gallon bucket, and the C hook stops the chickens from roosting on it. I got 2 for $2.70

I am gonna have to use this idea!!! Ty!

 

[Montana Sarge]

I've spent a couple hours googling and looking for a decent DIY solution to this problem. There's got to be something cheap and readily available that I can use to keep the girls off the top of the 5 gallon bucket I'm using for their feeder. I've done a cursory search of the forums here as well but I'm apparently not using the right combination of search terms.

I’ve got gamma lids on my homemade bucket feeders. These make for much easier re-filling, but have the same ‘roosting problem’ as the original lids. I’m going to look for cheap, plastic (wide) funnels at an auto parts store. Might be able to modify them a bit to attach them, or just adhere them with sealant.

 

[RoseHawke]

Maybe take some cardstock and trwist it into a cone to fit on top?

Unfortunately, my feeder is out in the weather so this wouldn't do. I do have some leftover sheet aluminum from some aluminum trim that I have actually thought about doing something of the sort with, but my hands are starting to fuss a bit these days and I'm hoping for something that will require a bit less physical effort than handling a pair of aviator snips.

 

[NatJ]

I've spent a couple hours googling and looking for a decent DIY solution to this problem. There's got to be something cheap and readily available that I can use to keep the girls off the top of the 5 gallon bucket I'm using for their feeder. I've done a cursory search of the forums here as well but I'm apparently not using the right combination of search terms.

Did you search for "chicken feeder cover"?
Google offers me lots of things like this:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/11-lb-poultry-feeder-cover-for-the-11-lb-poultry-feeder-m3-pb

Basically just cone-shaped things, often with a hole in the middle.

There's plastic ones and metal ones, in various sizes. They often attach to the top of the feeder in a way that lets them wobble, so a chicken trying to perch will get dumped off.

 

[RoseHawke]

Did you search for "chicken feeder cover"?
Google offers me lots of things like this:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/11-lb-poultry-feeder-cover-for-the-11-lb-poultry-feeder-m3-pb

Basically just cone-shaped things, often with a hole in the middle.

There's plastic ones and metal ones, in various sizes. They often attach to the top of the feeder in a way that lets them wobble, so a chicken trying to perch will get dumped off.

Oh, yes. I really want to avoid buying anything though and make do with stuff I have on hand.

 

[tigger19687]

Tin foil, make a cone shape. I did this for a water bowl not feed.
It's more of a deterrent. If they still do it that bowl idea works.

For feed I use PVC pipe with a V at the end for them to get at it. Takes up Way less room.

Also, if others have their hens doing this you might want to think of other things they can jump up on... swing, branches..

 

[RoseHawke]

With my new batch of chicks (now pullets) I ended up with a hemisphere cake pan I ordered. At 8 inches it's not quite large enough to cover the gamma lid (I believe 10 inches would be perfect,) but it does keep them off. At the moment I'm thinking about making a concrete hemisphere using the pan for the inside mold and perhaps half a 10 inch hollow ball for the outside mold to keep weight down. Just an idea if I actually get to it.