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

[ShrekDawg]

Okay wait, after Googling exactly that, the sweeping curve elbow (well added street to it since i was getting baseball ) it seems there's longer 90 degree elbows? Which I think I may have seen in the store. I was thinking you simply meant a different number of degrees than 90. Either way I guess I'll have to go back and read

 

[aart]

I believe Street Sweep elbows have a larger radius.


ET to correct term.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That does make sense

 

[MeepBeep]

 I believe street elbows have a larger radius.

Street just means one male one female end, the radius is the same as per standards so plumbers, engineers and architects can lay stuff out on paper/CAD...

The radius for most 3" and 4" PVC elbows is a 36" radius...

There are short/tight and long/sweep radius elbows as well but they are generally clearly marked as such and generally real obvious... You generally don't see short/tight elbows in many stores as it's not up to code in most areas... If a plumber wants a tight 90° they generally use a "T" and are required to put a clean out plug on the un-used end, in fact by code in lot of areas for drainage they require a clean out at every 90° turn that is accessible, so you will generally see a lot of "T"s used in basements and crawl spaces vs elbows...

 

[aart]

Quote: Correct...I was confusing 'street' with 'sweep'.

 

[Jay PS]

I hope you continue to post. This DIY was exactly what I was looking for. I made the feeder for about $10 as I decided to use the food grade bucket. I also used the street elbow and it worked like magic. No glue, no fuss, and no chemicals. Thanks again for taking the time to help. I appreciate it.

 

[Greg88]

LOVE the idea. will be making one myself to eliminate waste!!
THANKS!

 

[birds4kids]

I have made two of these now the ease, effectiveness and cost really can't be beat.

 

[ladyearth]

Hubby made two and the feed molded last year. Both under a shelter...... so they are just sitting there now emty down in the shed... so back to bowls and tredle feeder.... may try again soon if it stays drier outside.......
just my 2 cents worth

 

[QuiltinGramma]

I live outside of Seattle, so rainy weather is very common here. We have 6 chickens, so we didn't think we needed a 5 gallon feeder. We went with a 3 gallon, instead. It has done wonderfully. We keep it inside our little tractor, so that it is out of the weather. We have NOT had any trouble with our feeder at all. The grain has never had any mold on it...does not get wet and the hens have never pushed it over, even though, it is elevated 3" on a large cement brick/block.

If your feed has a problem with mold, you might consider going to a smaller bucket and keeping the bucket inside the coop itself.