Babbie’s Chicken Feeder Plans
Items Needed:
1 Frisbee– flying saucer the short Lip keeps the food in better than a dinner plate.
1 nut and bolt
1 plastic pretzel jar
1 length of clothes hanger
chain for hanging, I tried lightweight rope and it broke after a short time.
Directions:
Carefully cut 3 or 4 half moon shapes evenly spaced around the bottom of the pretzel jar where it will rest on the flying saucer.
Using a heated screwdriver or soldering iron melt a small hole the size of the bolt in the middle of the bottom of the plastic jar and the middle of the flying saucer, slip the bolt through and connect the 2nd and bolt together.
Take a piece of metal clothes hanger approximately 12 in.; fold almost in half then fold in the bottom inch. Melt a smaller hole right under the lid of the pretzel jar to insert the clothes hanger don’t forget to thread the clothes hanger through your chain before putting the 2nd side in the jar, then bend the hanger up on the inside to secure the clothes hanger to suspend the feeder .
Thank you, Babbie! Babbie is a subscriber and frequenter of this blog. She occasionally emails me to give moral support and suggestions. I appreciate her willingness to share with others her creative poultry feeder. It looks like a small feeder (but not too small) that will hold a good bit of chicken feed.
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This looks like it could be made with a wide variety of sizes to accommodate even large or small flocks. Thanks for the tip!
BTW: The chickie butts are cleared up. The smallest chick seemed to have it the worst. Do you think she will catch up and be the same size as the others?
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monica
The dimensions on the feeder
Flying saucer is 9 in. across and 1 in. deep
the pretzel stick container is a 40 oz container it is 12 1/2 inches high and 6 1/2 inches across the middle,
I chose this one because the inside bottom is arched up so the grain is forced to the bottom edge.
If I fill it completely my 30 + Bantam chickens can eat for 3 days before I have to fill it again.
I think if I went to a bigger container I would have to get a heavier chain.
I do know they make a larger flying saucer and there’s a bigger container that has cheese puffs in it.
Hope this will help.
Babbie
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You can make a gravity waterer with this design as well, but instead of a frisbee as the base, use a large but lightweight plastic bowl. Where the bolt goeds in the bottom use aquarium sealant to seal any leaks from putting the nut and bolt in.
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Samantha, Thanks for the added idea for a chicken waterer.
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