I cant recall where I discovered this design/idea for this type of long term feeder but it is pretty cool and easy to make.
I went to Lowes hardware store and purchased size 4" pvc parts. I got one Y section and 2 caps (should have grabbed 3 caps). I also got a 5 foot section of 4" pvc pipe:
First I cut the pipe down to the 2 lengths I wanted. (can be any length you want)
I used a hack saw to make the cuts:
Finished cuts:
Next I use pvc primer and glue to connect the pieces:
Primer added:
Glue added:
All the parts are connected this way...
I glue the short piece of pipe to the bottom of the Y and then the cap gets glued on:
Next I glue the longer pipe to the top part of Y:
The second cap goes on the top of longer pipe but NOT glued on. It is left removable so you can refill the pipe with food when the feeder is empty:
The side section of the Y is left open for now and this is where the chickens will peck there food from. At night when you put the birds away in their coop for safe snoozing you can cap this end off to keep mice and raccoons etc... from stealing the food.
This is where I needed that third cap (will get another one soon):
I will post another blog soon with pics of it installed and chicken friends eating from it :)
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What?,,,No power tools??,, AMAZING!!! little-troy can not even tie his shoe laces with-out a power tool ! That is why he is such a failure. troy wears pull-on slippers,to walk in the snow,,such an idiot-failure. A hand operated hack-saw! lol 😉😊😁😃😅
:)
This is very similar to the ones I plan to use when I get my new chicken pens built. I'm planning on making a similar one for their water as well.
i think i discovered the idea here on steemit but cant recall where. let me know how your water one turns out because i was thinking it might need to be made slightly different so it does not just over flow right out.
Here is what I was going to use with the waterer.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015BO6B6Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1513809029&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=chicken+water+cups
im stealing your idea haha...
Haha! Go ahead. Glad I could help. :)
:)
ah yes those are great.
This is brilliant. Genius struck when you figured out this simple but highly useful chicken feeder.
thanks :)
I volunteered for a homesteader that employed this type of system. You could feed the chickens layer mash inside their coop from outside. It worked incredibly well. Nice choice :)
good to hear :)