Pretty sure I've watched everyone and their mom's chicken tractor build and I'll say this one is the most practical,clean and cheap one there is! Great Job OLIVIA!
That’s a beautiful rooster! They are my favorite. If hand raised they become little buddies. Mine used to let me carry him around and hand feed him. Love the feed bucket idea. Thank you.
You do such a great job explaining why you build things the way you do. There are so many different ideas on homemade feeders and most video just show the "how to" thanks for another great video
MANY, MANY THANKS!! This chicken feeder FINALLY solved my ground squirrel problems! The little SOB were eating half the chicken feed but no more. I put in four feed ports and raised it up with a smooth sided bucket like in the initial video shot, to prevent ground squirrels from climbing up. Some can still stand up on their hind legs and stretch enough to get their front claws on the lip of the feed port. But since it's smooth and there's nothing to grab, they end up falling when they try to raise themselves up. I watched one try three times before giving up. No need to worry about rats and mice at night either so I can leave it out overnight. The handle makes it easy to move anywhere but I did bend it flatter so it can't swing past the lid. I didn't want it hanging on the side which might help the squirrels trying to hoist themselves up. We don't have tree squirrels so I don't know how well it will work with them. But it is 100% effective on California ground squirrels which are a real plague in my rural area. Just an FYI: I bought my food grade 5-gallon bucket and lid from the paint department at Walmart. This white bucket has no markings and the labels are easily removed after heating lightly with a hair dryer.
Your videos are just what I needed to build my first chicken coop. I hesitated on building a fancy bigger coop because it cost so much and I was not sure I would continue raising chickens for eggs. Thank you. I cannot wait till tomorrow to get m supplies.
Love your channel. Have saved so many of yours for future reference. Hubby & I just purchased 10 acres of raw land in MO, and will hopefully be starting sometime this summer. We are on a fixed income & plan to pay as we go. These DIY videos you post are awesome as we will most likely have more time than money 😉 Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us. God bless ❤
This series has been very nice to watch maybe you could add a hanging nest box design that could be used for a small family laying flock. That would make the complete circuit for most people
Thanks a lot Al. Your channel is my favorite by far. So entertaining. We’re moving onto our homestead at the end of the year,God willing, going to put all your help to good use for the benefit of my family. God Bless
Sweet feeder!!! Just a tip that I've seen before, if you use the whole 90 coupling for each hole and you keep the bottom of the 90 an inch or two off the bottom of the bucket and you won't have to tape that little cut off piece in and worry about it coming off.
Cheap and simple, can't beat that. Take the water and feed out of the tractor, move the tractor and refill the buckets, put them back in the tractor and your done. KISS!
Thank you for the great video. My husband just put ours together, just as you instruct. One girl figured it out right away. Let's see if the others will. WELL DONE!
I am buying a small shed and placing it at a friend’s house so I can start storing things I make like this chicken feeder. So when we get out homestead, we will have the basic tools and supplies to get started. Thanks for all you do
We will be building this and the feeder and waterer for our first chickens in this house! We can only have 6, but if another 2 or 3 sneak in, I'm not telling anyone! We plan to share the meat and the eggs. Thank You Jesus for directing me to Lumnah Acres and for the go ahead to finally get some chickens! Thank you Al, for sharing your hard work and knowledge with all of us! You are a Godsend!
Thanks you for sharing. I'm going to build some for the chickens, and one for the ducks and another for the turkeys. picked up the bucket yesterday at Tractor.
Awesome! I bet your Poultry will love the DIY Automatic chicken feeder and the Automatic waterer. And I am sure you will too! Which one are you building first?
years ago I made my own bulk feeder using a kitchen trash can, I can put an entire 50# bag of lay mash and was totally amazed at how much feed I saved by making this feeder, they were wasting more feed than they ate. I made a video of my work, but it was after I made it, one of my first videos, and its way to long just showing you the finished product. YOu live and learn eh?! thnx for sharing you make great videos. thnx for sharing.
Automatic 🐔chicken feeder beautiful work as always the 🐔 chicken are going to be living in a happy home with lots of comfort the benefits are going to be great. wisdom knowledge and understanding put together us awesome and you have them all Al .enjoyed as always appreciated everyday till tomorrow same time same place enjoy your evening together as a family bye 👋.🏡🔨🐖🐖🐓🐔🐔 Mr. Biggs 🐓 🔊 😘😘😘😘😘😘.
That is awesome. I will be doing some chickens this next spring. Only problem I know I will have is snakes. I have killed two copperheads and a rattlesnake in less than a month. Can't wait to build my own.
That is awesome! You rock! Thank you very much for taking the time to share how you did this with everyone. I have been wanting to make a feeder and have seen many, but none of them really struck me like yours did. Yours is VERY well thought out. Again, thank you. As this is the first time I have seen one of your videos, I was very impressed by your work and I am sure that you have many other great ideas, so I subscribed.
Morning man. I wonder if tractor supplies know how useful their bucket printing is. Thanks for putting this series up. What I've done differently is to put a length of pvc tubing from the top of my feeders that extends just through the side of my coop. That way i can put more feed and water in the coop without having to hop into it. Thanks again man.
I enjoy your Channel. I enjoy all of your ideas and thoughts. Thank you for sharing your homestead in your family. There is a family in Sweden that is doing similar things that maybe you should try to get a hold of. Only a suggestion. It is called the Swedish Homestead. Enjoying a great day and thank you
I made this over the weekend for our chickens. Really appreciate the video and directions on your blog. BTW - parts list is for a 90 degree PVC elbow, however the link to Amzn goes to a 45 degree elbow. Have you found the 45 or 90 elbow to work better? So far the new feeders are much cleaner than the old commercial style feeders with so much less waste. I have a chicken house on the farm so I raised the new feeders on cinder blocks and seem to work just fine.
Al, I have to stop watching all these videos and get out and build my own! lol I have been waiting to see the final product and do all my materials and tools gathering at one time....one complete list, one trip, all prepared, start to finish project, done. That looked like a 'long sweep 90 deg.' elbow you used, a short(er) pattern 90 deg. will not give you the same shape for your 'feed chute'. I suggest to your subscribers (2) 3" 45 deg. street elbows. The fitting you use maybe hard to find, I'm speaking strictly from a plumbers eye. I really like the total design. This feed bucket looks like it may keep the feed drier from rain etc. Thanks for the video and God Bless
The 90 elbow I used was the normal one that lowes stocked. They had a long sweep which I didn't use. Cant wait to hear how you like you $30 chicken coop and the DIY Automatic Chicken feeder!
I too have anxiety along with bipolar, and feel like taking care of chickens will keep me feeling like I'm needed. How did you afford a farm? I'm 20 and going to school, but would like to one day own a small chicken Farm
Looks really good. Like these types of how to videos. They are very informative and easy to follow. You are soon at 12 thousand subscribers. That's awesome! Greetings from Andreas on Off Grid Sweden
Your posts are normally a good time - winter hit earlier than expected so I'm outside right now from 6 AM to 8 PM winterizing everything. If I know a live feed is coming, I arrange my schedule to be inside - canning, bread making, etc. Today I'm canning pumpkins and tomatoes so I have internet. I receive a signal maybe 30% of the time outside. I'd keep the time the same (12 PM here) because when I'm dealing with snow - I'll probably be back inside that time to warm back up! :D
I love this and want to make. Is it possible that we could hang it if we don't put 25 lbs in it? I only have 2 hens and don't need to fill it. Thanks for posting this! I can't wait to make it!
