new feeders

[chetrw]

I did something similar to this for my brooder cage.

I do suggest lowering the pipe so that it only allowes about an 1/8th of an inch for food so spread out. I have done this and have almost zero waste.

 

[StupidBird]

Is there some kind of fitting you are using, or does the PVC pipe fit that snug?

 

[mochicken]

I actually dont use mine for capacity as much as for convenience, when I am going to be overnight or something I actually lower mine just like your picture there but only because when I dump alot of feed in when the pipe is at the top it will sometimes spill out a little, I dont really ever get any wasted food but you are correct if the pipe is lower it makes it alot harder to waste any because the bowl portion only gets about 1/3 full so they have to actually put their heads in there to eat

 

[TheRealTimShady]

i cut off the bottom of the 1qt. feeder, a 2" pvc fits perfect inside that, just glue it in

 

[chetrw]

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I sanded the treads off of the feeder with a drimmel tool, then a 2" PVC coupling was a perfect fit.

 

[_Randall_]

Wow!! Neat idea modifying the chick feeder to adapt a PVC stack with lowered discharge so there won't be any feed waste. Wish I had thought of this 2 or 3 years ago, and posted very detailed info with pics on how to make a waste-free feeder!!! ........... OH, WAIT......I DID!!!!!

I think I'll post a picture of one of the elaborate cabinet name-brand incubators on here in a new thread, and start out by saying "Got tired of the old homemade bator stuff, and decided to invent THIS!!

Forums never cease to amaze me..........

 

[millebantam]

Welcome back Randall. Lots of stuff gets invented on this forum. Even information gets invented.

 

[chetrw]

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I got the idea from you, and when I originaly posted about my feeder here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7646797#p7646797
I made sure to credit you with the idea. If we have to give credit to someone everytime that we post here it can become alittle tedious.

 

[TheRealTimShady]

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using your same basis, only not the metal feeders, i think you were saying you had to cut the top off the metal bases for it to work