Ended Official BYC DIY Contest #1 - Show us Your Project and Win!

[sumi]

I got a PM from a member asking how to go about creating a page. Whoops, sorry, I didn't think about that

Here's a quick tutorial:

Go to the top of the page, you will see:




Click on the Learning Centre tab. That will take you to:





Click on the Member Pages link, then look on the left side, you will see:




Click on the Add Member Page link. You will then get a blank page where you can put in the title and content, much as you would when you start a new thread. Please keep in mind that article/page titles can't be edited after saving the page, only by staff members, so make sure you are happy with the title of your page before saving it. You can go back and edit the page after saving it though.

 

[Tamara119]

Here's my project!

It's a simple little box that allows me to spray leg-mite treatments on their legs without any stress... to them or me!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/stress-free-leg-mite-sprayer

 

[trsturself]

Here's my project!

It's a simple little box that allows me to spray leg-mite treatments on their legs without any stress... to them or me!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/stress-free-leg-mite-sprayer

Great idea. I'll remember that if we ever have to treat leg mites.

 

[thomasboyle]

Thank you for the instructions on how to create a member page.

Here is the link to my page on how to add drainage to a run. My ducks were turning the chicken run into a swamp, so I came up with a drainage system that takes all the spilled water and drains it outside of the run.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...-keep-the-ducks-from-flooding-the-chicken-run

Hope this helps other duck owners, or anyone having similar drainage issues.

 

[sumi]

Wonderful entries, everyone!

 

[aart]

Been thinking about this one for months and gathering parts, finally put it together today so thought I'd post it here:
UPDATED 10-30-14 adjusted/improved design and new pics.
aart's Almost-Waste-Free Funnel Bucket Feeder

 

[roglovsky]

How To Build Automatic Chicken Feeder For Free
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...t-you-some-free-extra-time-to-your-day.67898/

 

[Regin]

@aart very interesting feeder. Can you tell us how it's made?

 

[aart]

@aart very interesting feeder. Can you tell us how it's made?

There's a link there that give all the details....I underlined it so it is more apparent that it is a link.

 

[Chipper Chicken]

Nice feeder Aart! Will you smear the trigger with something they like to train them to use it? I was wondering if jelly would work?

I've been kicking an idea around for a few months too, finally had a chance to throw my nest box prototype together today. I wanted a REVERSIBLE egg roll out and this is what it looks like so far.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...t-box-with-room-for-trap-later-prototype-only

This is only one set of two nests, in my coop they will be stacked three high (times two) on each side of the trailer/coop.

Hope someone can use this