PVC feeder modifications

[Davidhalpern2]

Well........ There is nothing to show inside unless you want to see the inside of a 3" pipe?
There are no working parts, it's a gravity feeder. You fill the tube with pellets and the chicken sticks it's head in the opening of the "T" and eats.

 

[Davidhalpern2]

my guess would be a flat strip on the inside that is held vertical by the surrounding pressure of the feed. When the feed drops below the strip the weighted outer flag falls. When you fill up the tube the inside strip is forced by the feed to go vertical.

 

[aart]

Doesn't really show how it works inside.

Well........ There is nothing to show inside unless you want to see the inside of a 3" pipe?
There are no working parts, it's a gravity feeder. You fill the tube with pellets and the chicken sticks it's head in the opening of the "T" and eats.

my guess would be a flat strip on the inside that is held vertical by the surrounding pressure of the feed. When the feed drops below the strip the weighted outer flag falls. When you fill up the tube the inside strip is forced by the feed to go vertical.

So the feed level video isn't yours?
They said something about a flap down low but didn't show how it worked.

 

[Davidhalpern2]

No the video is not mine. I'm trying a low feed alert concept as soon as mine gets low on feed using a wire coat hanger and a weighted "flag". If it works ill post interior and exterior pictures

 

[Davidhalpern2]

Actually I check my girls frequently every day and as easy as it is to remove the top cap and look I'm not sure there is a real need for a low feed alert

 

[Ed Michaels]

I have something like this in one of my pens. The only thing I don't like about it is that I can't easily see how much food is in there. I have some ideas on how to fix that.

 

[Ed Michaels]

The test cap could be changed to just a glue in cap. Cut it in half and glue it in backwards