There are many versions of this feeder. I used your plan and it's feeding chickens now. It's the best and smartest design yet. The secret to this one is that it doesn't let the level of the feed get high enough for the chickens to pull it out on the ground. Well done.
Thanks for posting this, and I hope you get some pleasure out of knowing that two years later I found it when I needed it, and am off to Lowe's to buy the parts. My new Runner ducklings will be happy to have it.
I’ve seen many of these homemade feeders but usually they are just J shaped with no awning to keep water out and no consideration for the spillover. These two features of your design are really important so I think I’m going to follow your lead when making mine. Thanks for the video.
when elbows connect, water could come in. maybe without pvc glue one could use silicone just to keep the elements out while allowing any flexibility for cleaning, etc. my experience with silicone is even if you move it, the surface coverage was perfect so it's like putting a puzzle back together without any gaps
@@bcboncs I've worked with pvc a lot over the years and anytime you have pvc exposed to ultraviolet light to keep it lasting longer always painted them as an armor to it. The outside paint will also create a water resistance to gaps as it is an overlay.
@@bcboncs Any kind of paint it will be on the outside plus the inside will have leftover glue for pvc that would be more harmful overall. If your concerned about chemical.
@@sheyrd7778 you're not really talking apples to apples. Pvc glue would probably be concerning if it was drinking water but solid particles that don't come into contact with it I don't see as an issue for that use case
This is really good. I’ll be making this soon. Only thing I’m going to change is the bottom cap. I’m going to put a screw in cap for clean out just in case it does get wet. Thanks for the video. Amazing ideas
Great design. I had to experiment with the length of the inner pipe till I got it just right on the feed but I've been using it for a year and it's been working great. Thanks for the great idea.🐔🐔🐔
YES man, the reducer is the problem solver for all the other feeders designed this way. Great tip, great vid. I don't think I'll glue the bottom cap though, we have above average brutal sun and heat but rain evedes us most of the time so thank you for your thoughtful work. Send rain.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. This video is so good that even a non English speaking person can understand what to do and however your speech is very good and easy to understand. Greetings from Italy.
Hi Chris, thanks for this video, can't wait to put it together. My suggestion would be to put a list of the parts for this set up in the video description. thx again
Just the instructions I was looking for. Saw this design, knew it was perfect, couldn't figure out how to install the leveling off pipe (have no idea what to call it). Thanks!
One thing you can do under the cap is cut a few kerf cuts like a plus sign down the sides not too far where the cap won’t cover, it makes it easier to take the cap off, it’s a small detail but it could be helpful to some. Nice video by the way, I like the way you made it with a built in awning!
I have made the same feeder and my chickens found a way to make them spill lol, they drag out the pellets all over the floor and eventually eat it but have to clean up the spillage as they "contaminate" it and it becomes waste. I use it indoors as the field rats love the leftovers outside. Great idea for a feeder though since it's cheaper than almost all online feeders. I also added little stainless handles for the cap for easier removal.
Great job Chris! We just finished building our coop & will be getting chicks soon. I will eventually be making this feeder. However, I was wondering what you do to clean it when it needs to be cleaned? If the individual parts were removable, it would easy to wash it out and dry it. I'll have to figure that one out. Thanks for the idea! 👍👍🐓🐓
That is a 3" test cap you put in the bushing. Could save a couple bucks if you just used a scrap piece of 4" at the bottom with a 4" test cap. Also by cutting it yourself you can decide how tall it stands off the ground.
Just did this and so far working out great except one chicken keeps shoveling out the feed making a huge pile but definitely a lot easier to feed them and no more going into the coop and handling the nasty feeders. Thanks Bro! I found a 4" wye at Lowes that had a bottom screw in type bottom so just bought a screw in cap.
Go to the duckmanjoel duckling waterer and see how you can improve on it. Must use hard plastic for your inner jug or the sun etc. will cause it to collapse. Good luck!
Consider the angle open to the rain. A wye will have the exposed opening facing upward, a sanitary drain tee will allow a “roof awning” if you cut away the bottom half of the opening as in the video. Also, sewer/drain PVC is 1/3 the cost of Charlotte pipe, this project is not under pressure, so schedule 40 pipe/fittings aren’t necessary. Our feeders used indoors are not even glued, so they’re easier to take apart and clean. Outdoor ones will need to be glued, so rainwater does not run down inside the fittings and wet the feed.
I love your idea and so well explained. I will definitely be giving this a go. Do you think something like that Would also work for water, or do you have an idea for water that would last about a week ?
I made two of these following your video. I have the pvc tube inside coming down farther. The chickens are still spilling the feed all over. Did this function as a no spill feeder for you?
it did for my chickens, if any crumbs spilled the other chickens in the area would pick them up off the ground but no major mess. I did move it in with my ducks, and they howerever are absolute slobs. they would stick their nose in there and then just throw food all over. They are like children. The chickens however, i never really had any issue with spilling
This may actually be THEBEST DESIGN! Thanks a ton, i'm modifing to fill outside the coop, and the run; thanks great job! On another note, you don't sound like you look... if that a thing, no offense just wanted to be different and add content. Thanks again great job!!
Check out the RU-vid vogger Brenton his channel is called fanatic and he has a lot of building with pipes for his ducks and all other kind of animals you should check that out
If you have the same setup as he shows (where you put the feeder in the chicken coop and not attached to the outside fence), the 1/4" hardware cloth wall with prevent even the tiniest mouse from getting in and getting to it.
There's other RU-vid videos that address waterer. I found one I liked and going to modify to hang a 5 gallon bucket as a reservoir, attach 2" PVC and use the watering cups. You can use the nipples as well.
@@Chris_Graham You are probably right. I wonder if I could just use an elbow. Hm. It would still need to be cut I guess. Maybe not if it's big enough. I don't know. I am not too familiar with PVC. Will have a look around Lowes. Thank you!
really? I only had a couple chickens, but if one was spilling there were always a couple chickens near him picking some from the ground, but never had a huge mess or anything
Because you can fill the pvc up as high as you want with as much food as you want and it doesnt spill out the hole. That way you can go a few days before you need to refill it. Sure the ducks might spill some while eating or chewing but the pvc alone wont be spilling out food
Sorry to be extremely BLANT. 1) As slick as this looks, there will definitely be a spill, chickens do not eat with forks and knives with all table manners. 2) because this feeder has plenty of food inside, that is an invitation for rodents and other little birds to pester the chicken. 3) This long pipe seems to be awful long, that would not fit inside my coop. 3) the inside of the pipe is dark for the chicken to see because she puts her whole head inside and the shoulders block light. What I did for my Rhode Island whites, KISS. Keep it Simple & Sweet (not stupid). I have 2 feeders. One is 1½ Gallon with 4 holes. Because one hen is a bully she wants to eat alone almost and chases away the others. So I got this 2-gallon pail from the hardware store for less than $15.00. including lid. I made 2 holes; in the middle, I glued a separator so the 2 chickens could not see each other while they fed and there was no pecking. The 2 docile hens will stay in the Airbnb coop, and the other quarrelsome and feisty ones will be moved to the little Alcatraz coop which has plenty of room for 2 hens and a cozy and ample egg nest and good run. I used a utility knife and a file. The End.
