I wanted to build a shallow depth feeder that I could put against the wall of the coop to protect it from the weather. I remembered a container for holding charcoal briquettes at the home center and decided to make one out of it. It is designed to keep charcoal dry while sitting beside your grill, so it should shed water acceptably for a feeder. Also I liked the size, not too big, not too small. I know that everyone likes free/cheap solutions and this one is a little more expensive at $20 for the container, $4ea for the Street El's, and $2ea for the couplings. But this can be put against a wall and not take up a bunch of floor space inside the coop.
I cut a 1/4" ring off of the hub end of the street elbow and glued it onto the spiggot end to provide a "collar" for support on the backside of the container. I couldn't find any street el's that had a collar, so I made my own. Then I cut up a coupling to make a rain hood for the outside of the container.
I cut a 1/4" ring off of the hub end of the street elbow and glued it onto the spiggot end to provide a "collar" for support on the backside of the container. I couldn't find any street el's that had a collar, so I made my own. Then I cut up a coupling to make a rain hood for the outside of the container.