- May 29, 2013
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Hi all,
So I'm in the middle of my ultimate chicken-run build, and I've settled on making a chicken feeder out of a 120L wheelie bin using the PVC plumbing elbows down the bottom for feed access, similar to the following:
https://blog.mypetchicken.com/2015/10/05/diy-no-waste-feeder/
I do have a few questions though, as my target bird is Australorp who are on the large side:
-For 90° PVC elbows, would 90mm do the job or am I better off getting 100mm?
-Gap: is there a set 'gap' that needs to be between the bottom of elbow and bottom of feedbin? The guide uses 1 inch, however as australorps are tall (and to make access harder for rats/mice) I was hoping to set the hole for the elbow a bit further up from the bottom, and wasn't sure if this would impact performance at all, ie feed flow
-Height:In the case of Australorps, what height would you recommend the hole be at?
-Angle: would a 45° PVC elbow work and/or be easier on the chickens?
I was thinking if there was a 'set' distance the bottom of elbow needed to be from the bottom of feed bin, yet I wanted to raise elbow height - I could possibly pour concrete into bottom of bin to effectively raise the level a bit....
So I'm in the middle of my ultimate chicken-run build, and I've settled on making a chicken feeder out of a 120L wheelie bin using the PVC plumbing elbows down the bottom for feed access, similar to the following:
https://blog.mypetchicken.com/2015/10/05/diy-no-waste-feeder/
I do have a few questions though, as my target bird is Australorp who are on the large side:
-For 90° PVC elbows, would 90mm do the job or am I better off getting 100mm?
-Gap: is there a set 'gap' that needs to be between the bottom of elbow and bottom of feedbin? The guide uses 1 inch, however as australorps are tall (and to make access harder for rats/mice) I was hoping to set the hole for the elbow a bit further up from the bottom, and wasn't sure if this would impact performance at all, ie feed flow
-Height:In the case of Australorps, what height would you recommend the hole be at?
-Angle: would a 45° PVC elbow work and/or be easier on the chickens?
I was thinking if there was a 'set' distance the bottom of elbow needed to be from the bottom of feed bin, yet I wanted to raise elbow height - I could possibly pour concrete into bottom of bin to effectively raise the level a bit....