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

[pfields]

That's an idea. We put one in the coop when Tropical Storm Bill hit. I was concerned about drawing mice/rats into the coop.

 

[CalgaryFarmer]

Here is the "The Best Part of Waking Up?/It’s Folgers Coffee In Your Cup!" version for chicks.

I used 1.5 inch pcv.

I cut the larger rim in 2.


And glued one on the inside and one on the outside to hold the elbow in place


Here is the finished product.

 

[QuiltinGramma]

Oh, CalgaryFarmer...that is just the cutest picture. Looks like your little ones are enjoying themselves.

 

[Clemsonchickfan]

Has anyone tried this as a hanging feeder? As previously mentioned, we have a mouse problem. We're thinking if we hang this feeder (taking the weight into account) we'd thwart the mice.

I have hung mine with a piece of chain. I put a snap at the bottom of the chain so that I can easily take it down to fill. My run is covered with a steel roof, so I screwed a j-hook into a ceiling joist to hang the chain from. One of the benefits is that I have been able to raise the feeder easily as the girls have grown.

I was worried about it swinging or turning and scaring the hens, but it's never been a problem.

 

[rheachic36]

Would a 2" elbow be too small? Thats the only size circle saw I have

 

[mechanic57]

Somebody said they used a 2" elbow for younger birds, but then as they grew older and developed bigger combs on their heads, the comb was dragging across the top of the inside of the elbow when the chicken put its head inside. This caused the comb to start bleeding.

 

[henless]

Would a 2" elbow be too small? Thats the only size circle saw I have

If your making a feeder for chicks, it should work fine for a while. You will need to move up in size when they get older.

What you can do is use the 2" circle, then get a sharp knife and trim it out some so that the 3" elbow will fit.

 

[WthrLady]

Does seeing your chickens with their heads deep in a hole, in a bucket, make any one else giggle? Every time I see little bodies, with their heads deep in a hole, in a bucket, I giggle. It just looks so dang funny!! My hens crack... me.... up!

 

[Finnie]

Does seeing your chickens with their heads deep in a hole, in a bucket, make any one else giggle? Every time I see little bodies, with their heads deep in a hole, in a bucket, I giggle. It just looks so dang funny!! My hens crack... me.... up!

Ha Ha, yes! Headless chicken!

 

[tash]

Does seeing your chickens with their heads deep in a hole, in a bucket, make any one else giggle? Every time I see little bodies, with their heads deep in a hole, in a bucket, I giggle. It just looks so dang funny!! My hens crack... me.... up!

Yesterday I looked out and one had her head in the bucket and one was sleeping with her head under her wing so I had TWO headless chickens in two differnt positions. I find it disturbing, but a bit funny.