![]() ![]() These feathered creatures are all loud and noisy because they want food! Your chickens might make it through the night all quiet and calms, but as soon as the first ray of sun hits the ground. To make sure or manage a good night’s sleep, our collection of 20 automatic and most affordable DIY chicken feeder plans is going to save your money and take care of your hens. Thanks to lonesoulsurfer for this great project.When you have your backyard filled with some very chirpy feather fellows, there are few things you need to take care of, like chicken run, DIY chicken coop, and chicken waterer. The best part is there’s hardly any mess as the feeds stay inside the bucket and not all over the place. ![]() This is a really simple way to feed your chickens. The girls are curious by nature so it didn’t take them a long time to figure out how it works. To get them to look into the PVC elbows, I pulled some grain out and placed it on the mouth of the pipe. I placed mine on a couple of bricks so that they could easily reach the holes. Attach with rivets.įill it up: That’s pretty much it! Now it’s time to fill it up with grain and get the girls to use it. Hot glue might work as well but I decided to use rivets to secure it in place.ĭrill holes around the edge of the viewing window and also into the clear plastic section. I did try superglue first but this was a monumental failure. You will want to have the plastic a good 15mm larger on either side so you can attach it to the bucket. Next, cut a clear piece of plastic so it completely covers the area removed. Mark the portion to remove with a marker. Carefully cut away the portion with a knife. Clean the edges if necessary. It does however lets you see how much grain is left without having to open the lid. Viewing window: The viewing window isn’t necessary. Once the holes are big enough, push the PVC elbow through and turn them face down. This way you won’t have to add any hot glue or silicone to seal any gaps. You want the holes though to be a tight fit for the elbows. If this is the case, use a file or sanding wheel and dermal to remove the rough edges of the plastic. You may find that you need to make the hole a little larger to allow the elbow to fit through. Making the holes: Find the middle of the circle you drew and drill out the sections using a 70mm hole saw. If you imagine that the bucket is split into thirds, then each PVC elbow should be in one of each part – see drawing attached. Place the PVC pipe on the actual bucket and with a marker and trace around the edge to mark the size and placement of the pipe. Leave an allowance of about 15-20mm so it will be far enough from the bottom so the grain can get into the mouth of the PVC pipe. You want the PVC elbow to be close to the bottom of the bucket but not touching it. Mark the spot on where to make the hole in the bucket. Once you have the bucket you want, you’ll then need to work out where to make the holes for the PVC elbows. The bucket I used holds enough feed for the girls for about 10 days. ![]() ?ĭesign: The size of the bucket will depend on how many chickens you have. Is this the kind of chicken feeder you need in your backyard? Make one now by following this step-by-step tutorial from lonesoulsurfer!Ĭlick on any image to start the lightbox display. To make things even easier, you can also install a small vertical window on your DIY bucket chicken feeder so that you can see if it needs replenishing without having to take off the lid. ![]()
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