How to DIY no roost for buckets?

[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.

 

[WhySayWhat]

I realize I'm "late to the party", but you could use those flimsy plastic cutting boards they sell at Dollar Tree...2 come in a pack. Fashion it into a cone and staple/sew/tie into shape. The same cutting boards work well for making templates for sewing patterns.

 

[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