PVC pipe chickens feeder

Dear site visitors, from the material presented by the author, you will learn how to independently make cost-effective and very easy-to-use chicken feeders from an ordinary plastic bucket and polypropylene pipes (corners).

People involved in breeding chickens in the countryside know very well how careless they are about the feed poured into open feeders, a quarter can simply be scattered around the yard and trampled into the mud with their paws. Also, if the feeder is in the open air (on the street in the courtyard of the house), migratory birds often fly up to eat)) Rodents do not disdain chicken feed, they are mainly attached to the feeder in a quiet night, while chickens are perched) Generally, the loss of feed go pretty large, sometimes even half will go nowhere. For this reason, the author decided to create an economical and very easy to make feeder from a plastic bucket and PVC pipes (corners).

The principle is as follows: we take a plastic bucket and drill holes in it in the side, where polypropylene corners are then inserted, they should be 2-3 cm from the bottom. That is, when the bucket is completely filled with food, it will slowly settle as it is consumed his chickens, “Everything is simple, like a white day”. You can also make a viewing window if you wish, thanks to which you will see the level of filling the bucket with feed when the lid is closed.

And so, let's look at what exactly the author will need to create a feeder for hens from PVC pipes?

Materials

1. plastic bucket 10-15 l
2. polypropylene corners 70 mm
3. sealant
4. hot glue
5. clear plastic
6. rivets

Instruments

1. 70 mm core drill
2. hot glue gun
3. riveter
4. gun for sealant
5. stationery knife
6. ruler
7. marker

Step-by-step instructions for making chicken feeders from PVC pipes and a plastic bucket do it yourself.

As already mentioned above, the loading hopper is a regular plastic bucket, in this case 10 l and three corners on the sides to penetrate the chicken head feeder) You can also use a larger container, for example a 20 l bucket or a barrel. If you need a long-acting feeder, so that once you feed the feed and forget for a week, then it is rational to use a 40-50 liter plastic barrel.
In general, the idea can be developed further and made improvements.
And so, first of all, the author prepared the following components: a 10-liter plastic bucket, 70 mm polypropylene corners, and a sealant with a gun.Next, you should try on a corner to the wall of the bucket and circle the circle with a marker.Caution Important!The corner should be located 2-3 cm from the bottom of the bucket, so that as the feed decreases, the feed goes to the feeding zone.Then a hole is drilled with a drill and a 70 mm crown, a PVC corner is inserted into the hole and fixed with hot glue, and for greater reliability, you can also go through with sealant.In order to visually carry control over the level of feed in the feeder without opening the lid, you should make a viewing window in the wall of the bucket. Everything is done very simply, namely with the help of a ruler and a marker, markings are made in the form of a strip 2-3 cm wide, and then they are cut along the contour with a clerical knife. After that, you will need transparent plastic, which can be taken from a regular plastic bottle, we also cut out the strip but in size it should be 1-1.5 cm longer in length and width. We apply, drill holes and rivet, we pass the edges with hot glue, and then with sealant.That’s actually the chicken feeder is ready, pour the feed.As a stand, the author used a couple of bricks so that the feeder corresponded to the growth of the chicken and she could freely come up and peck the grains. As you can see, the feeder made of a plastic bucket and polypropylene corners turned out to be closed as much as possible and the chickens no longer throw their feed, grain losses will drastically decrease. Also, birds will no longer prevail and feed.
Materials for manufacturing are budgetary and generally available, step-by-step instructions are provided for you, so we take and do it. Go for it friends!

Advantages: minimal feed loss, lightness and mobility, large hopper volume.

Disadvantages: when the feed is used up, the weight of the feeder will decrease and the chicken can turn it over, it is necessary to refine and make a stable stand.

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