Wasting WAAAAAAY too much feed!!!!!!

[LittleBits]

This is what I came up with. It's saved me over 80% so far. Ver y easy to make. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRebFEgKN7reat4

Great idea. I
have not seen any recycled feed feeders on this site before. You may have solved everyone's waste problem when other solutions haven't worked.

 

[jeffmaggie]

Yeah, that's what I thought. The video says it all, but it's been great so far. Thanks for watching.

 

[BowChickaBowWow]

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Do you have it hanging or on the ground?

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

We had a LOT of waste with our laying flock out of commercial feeders (they once wasted 90 lbs of feed in one morning!!!!!), so we made feeders out of PVC pipe. I'm sorry I don't have a picture handy, but here is a video that shows our feeders in use ...

Something like that could be used for chicks, too ... just scale it appropriately for the brooder and make it adjustable so it can be raised up as they grow. Remember to sand all the sharp edges after you drill/cut the holes/trough openings. We didn't even glue ours together.

I think half the battle of wasted feed is won if you have a feeder with sides that curve in at the top ... which is probably why the chamber pots work so well for another poster. We've made some trough-style feeders out of the same type of pipe for the ducks, and those are working great, too.

I'm not sure why commercial feeders are designed so poorly so there is so much waste. A DIY PVC pipe feeder is easy to make and costs almost nothing.

Do a google search for DIY PVC Chicken (or duck) feeders and you'll see a lot of great versions.

 

[Roxannemc]

I don't waste any feed. 6 of these and 36 chickens.

Anythng open like some i have seen here.... mine would be in digging it out first thing... feed going every place

 

[LittleBits]

.......I think half the battle of wasted feed is won if you have a feeder with sides that curve in at the top ... which is probably why the chamber pots work so well for another poster. We've made some trough-style feeders out of the same type of pipe for the ducks, and those are working great, too. .......

I agree with the curved in tops - plus the whole trough being separated into little sections, like the ones you can buy. I think it also helps to have it off the ground a little ways so they don't have so much movement to shake their heads! Don't know why chickens have to be so messy!!

Quote: Mine would hop right in or stand on the sides or on top of each other! - all of them fighting who gets in first! You have very neat-eating chickens!

 

[Rich386]

How about this it is 10 1/2" X 5" high. works great on 5 gal pail!!!

 

[seminolewind]

Quote: Mine would hop right in or stand on the sides or on top of each other! - all of them fighting who gets in first! You have very neat-eating chickens!

Yea, I would imagine replicating the curve may do the trick.
The chicks do jump in it. They make a mess no matter what, unless I keep the level real low.

 

[seminolewind]

What might work with any feeder is making a low wide wooden box, put hardware cloth on the top, and set the feeder on top of it. Then just empty the feed back into the feeder in the morning.

 

[julie55555]

Do you have it hanging or on the ground?

I have one hanging and one on ground no waste at either of them