PVC pipe feeder

[chickiebaby]

love the idea of filling from outside . .

 

[Peepthis541]

Today I tried 90 degree turns in 3" pipe and flow was restricted. I think 4" is probably ideal.

 

[Mrs MIA]

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That was hubby's design.

I've been playing around with the angles, and the 60° seems like it would work much better than the 90°. And definitely 3"-4" pipe.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I have tipped it downward but they just scattered the feed because it collected too much so I want to remake it with a 60 degree and see what happens. I just have so much other stuff to do it seems I can't get back to that project!
Thanks for the input. I can always use some help!

 

[xke4]

I don't think that this would work for ducks as they like to take a drink and then some food and back to the water again. Their food ends up being rather wet and porridge-like and I think cleaning it out each day would be a hassle.

 

[LynneP]

I agreem it needs to be tipped upwards and probably is not useful for chicks or ducks...but yes, I love being able to put a week's supply in there from the feed room. One less thing to bring with me on the way inside. Some day I might be able to set up waterers from there, as Tori has.

 

[Mikeeeeeeeeee]

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Yes........4" works perfectly for me.
I have 4" with 16" on the bottom for actual feeding.
The upright pipe is 40 inches tall.
In that coop I have 4 Fully grown BR's and 5 almost grown RIR's.
If I fill the 40" to the top, it will last 3-4 days.

Its very nice.

 

[beerguzzler]

I used two 45's connected to give a more gradual slope for the 90 degree turn. It works like a charm. It's 4" PVC. Here's a pic....

 

[beakkeeper]

These look great! Hooray for DIY!

(who needs TSC anyway

)

 

[dftkarin]

I wondered about using two 45 degree curves, or a 60 and a 30 - and I was thinking I would need to have some straight pipe between the curves to allow things to keep flowing - do you think that could work? I only have a small coop and 4 chickens - so I don't really need it to store more than 10 lbs of food at one time - so could I use 3" pipe and two gentle curves instead of 1 90 degree one? Do you think that would work?