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Love this idea.
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After using one of these for a while, any idea how many i would need for 35 hens?
Don't sweat it. After all, what is the bucket made from????I was at Home Depot today looking for the elbows for this project. They didn't have 3" in PVC, only in ABS. I've done a little reading and from what I can tell ABS is considered non-toxic (or at least as non-toxic as PVC and plastic gets.)
Any thoughts on using ABS on this project? Wouldn't want to harm the chickens or myself with weird chemicals leeching into their food supply.
Depending on how many holes you are feeding, for instance our 5 gal buckets have 2 holes in them, you figure 3 birds per hole. Your feeders should allow for an appropriate amount of food to feed through out the day. It's not necessarily the number of feeders but the size of feeders. If you have a 50 gal drum with 4 to 6 holes in it, you should be able to feed 12 to 18 chickens per drum.Typically, birds eat about 1/4 pound of food per day if you're aren't free ranging at all. Hope this helps.Sorry i should have been more specific. I was inquiring about the feeders. How many would i need for 35 hens?