Make your own - No waste - 5 gallon (25# feed) bucket feeder for about $3

[tntchix]

They were so curious after I set it down they dove right in. A few height adjustments and voila! they were experts.

 

[campbellchicks]

Made one today. The ducks caught on first then the chicks. Curious to see how it pans out in the next couple days. I used 1 1/2"in elbow instead. Its snug enough to where the elbow cannot be turned by chickens, but I can. By turning it slightly I can adjust the height if the feed in the elbow.

 

[Marylani]

You can put 3 of these elbows around the bucket............ So "serves 3" at a time. 

And if you have 20 birds you can make a few buckets if you feel they all need to eat at the same second.

My 5 chickens are doing fine sharing the one hole. I watch them sometimes on the wifi cam in the coop and have never seen any fights.

I wouldn't use this for chicks, but only for 18 weeks and older. 

My team (all named after 49ers) are too young for this bucket now (2 weeks) but I'm itching to make this now!

 

[tntchix]

My team (all named after 49ers) are too young for this bucket now (2 weeks) but I'm itching to make this now!

They'll be big enough before you know it.

 

[palomasfarm]

We just took this idea and ran with it for our significantly larger flock. I doubt we will ever fill the barrel up all the way, since feed dust will gather in the bottom, but I'm very excited to have a bulk feeder for $40ish and a free barrel.

 

[Alaskan]

We just took this idea and ran with it for our significantly larger flock. I doubt we will ever fill the barrel up all the way, since feed dust will gather in the bottom, but I'm very excited to have a bulk feeder for $40ish and a free barrel.

magnificent!

tell us how it works!!

 

[palomasfarm]

6 week old pullets. We will have to raise it soon, but it has 100 lbs of food in it and it seems to be working great at first glance.

 

[Alaskan]

6 week old pullets. We will have to raise it soon, but it has 100 lbs of food in it and it seems to be working great at first glance.

 

[kat6225]

How would you be able to keep rodents out of the chicken feeder?

 

[palomasfarm]

How would you be able to keep rodents out of the chicken feeder?

You could cap each hole at night, or have it in a place that is rodent free. We are thinking/hoping that our coop is pretty rodent proof.