My new double stacked feeder!

[philintheblank]

i got the idea from another post on the forum who made a pvc waterer.

material list

8 feet of 3" abs pipe
2 'y' fittings
2 45 degree elbows
3 3" caps
1 3" plywood plug

i used wood screws to hold it together so i can take it apart if i need to clean it.
also the plug is a snug fit made out of plywood so if there is a clog in the pipe i can remove it.

this is where the food is put it. cut the hole with a holesaw, then widened it with a sawsall and roofing tar to seal it.

this is the 1st tier, used a sawsall to cut the top of the pipe

this is the bottom tier, same setup

 

[Avonlea22]

Looks cool, but what do you mean by tier? They look the same.

Also, how do you get the feed in? It's on the roof!

 

[philintheblank]

tier is just another word for level

and yup, the 1st pic is of the spout where i dump in the feed, it holds about 10 pounds of feed, and so far i havnt seen a single cumb on the
ground around the feeder, im stoked about that the last feeder i had the chicks could beak out loads of food if i over filled it.

 

[the-bird-man]

i was planing on one of these for my coop but it just did not happen. i wanted to make the pipe on the roof look like a chimney

 

[msf]

Very nice this is a pretty slick feeder

 

[canesisters]

would love to see a pict or two of the whole coop ....

 

[the-bird-man]

in my last post i forgot to mention that i do love your design and i think it is very creative of you to do a double stack one

oh and i also would love to see more pictures of your coop

 

[philintheblank]

thanks for the great feedback! here are some more pics of my coop.

theres the coop

Roost and poop board

nest boxes

View fromt he nest boxes

 

[Hammond Egger]

Nifty....how many chickens do you feed from that?

 

[philintheblank]

I have 9 hens, takes a little less than a week to drain it although i fill it about every 3 days just to make sure they dont run out