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lynhill, I don't think zuluchicken flips it. They simply cut the bottom off so they can use it like a funnel, and scoop the feed into the chute.
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That makes sense. Thankslynhill, I don't think zuluchicken flips it. They simply cut the bottom off so they can use it like a funnel, and scoop the feed into the chute.
This is my home made automated feeder. I have almost no waste regardless of which food I am using.
This is what I have used.
1. 5Lt water bottle mounted upside down with the bottom cut out.
2. 60mm PVC drain pipe. It fits perfectly over the mouth of the bottle and mounted to the stand. I used different thickness of timber as spacers in order to line the bottle and the drain pipe up and to create space for the receiver.
3. For the receiver I used a piece of 40cm PVC rain gutter that I had mounted on a flat piece of timber as a base. The ends of the gutter were closed of gutter stop ends.
4. The flow of the food is adjusted by inserting different thickness spacers underneath the receiver in order to adjust the gap between the mouth of the drain pipe and the bottom of the gutter. The gap must be small enough to prevent the food from freely running into the gutter. The chickens must eat (peck) it out from underneath the pipe which results in almost no spillage. It works well for all types of dry food. It also keeps the chickens occupied.
5. The 5Lt water bottle holds enough food for 11 fully grown Buff Orpingtons for 2 days. I would like to fit a larger container at the top so that I can increase the feeding period to one week.
Hope this helps. It is easy and cheap to make and it works very effectively. Try and make the container at the top as big as possible right from the beginning.
Hi Lynnhill. You got it. See my first point again. The bottle is permanently mounted upside down onto the pipe like a funnel. I have cut the bottom out. If you would like to go this route try and get as big a bottle possible with tapered shoulders towards to opening of the bottle. This helps the food to all run out down the pipe and not some left behind inside the bottle.
zuluchicken, thanks for the ovationThis is my home made automated feeder. I have almost no waste regardless of which food I am using. This is what I have used. 1. 5Lt water bottle mounted upside down with the bottom cut out. 2. 60mm PVC drain pipe. It fits perfectly over the mouth of the bottle and mounted to the stand. I used different thickness of timber as spacers in order to line the bottle and the drain pipe up and to create space for the receiver. 3. For the receiver I used a piece of 40cm PVC rain gutter that I had mounted on a flat piece of timber as a base. The ends of the gutter were closed of gutter stop ends. 4. The flow of the food is adjusted by inserting different thickness spacers underneath the receiver in order to adjust the gap between the mouth of the drain pipe and the bottom of the gutter. The gap must be small enough to prevent the food from freely running into the gutter. The chickens must eat (peck) it out from underneath the pipe which results in almost no spillage. It works well for all types of dry food. It also keeps the chickens occupied. 5. The 5Lt water bottle holds enough food for 11 fully grown Buff Orpingtons for 2 days. I would like to fit a larger container at the top so that I can increase the feeding period to one week. Hope this helps. It is easy and cheap to make and it works very effectively. Try and make the container at the top as big as possible right from the beginning.