D-i-y 5-gallon bucket rain proof chicken feeder with cover here in the pacific northwest, we get a lot of rain. i was not finding any inexpensive hanging chicken feeders with rain covers or any rain proof designs that i wanted to tackle. labels: diy, do it yourself, five-gallon, gravity chicken feeder, plastic bucket, rain-proof. Thanks for the super easy diy chicken feeder! i just finished assembling it today and popped it in my coop this afternoon. we shall see if my chooks take to the new feeder and hopefully we’ll waste a lot less feed in the process!!. How to make a weather-proof chicken feeder. anna & mark november 2, 2012 posts no comments. paul maxwell entered our automatic chicken feeder contest with a very cheap and easy homemade feeder that stands up well to rough weather. he used a kitty litter container and an old juice bottle as outer and inner containers,.
There is no chicken feed on the ground to attract him. basic bucket feeder. this basic bucket feeder completely eliminates feed mess and waste and also keeps food dry in the rain. a 4-gallon model, (with with a lid or without a lid) takes up as much space as a large chicken so it might not be appropriate for small coops.. Diy pvc chicken feeder i have decided to start raising some chickens, so i’m in the process of searching for some chicken coop and feeder plans, while searching i came across this feeder that i seen online called the dine-a-chook .. More in feeders & waterers ms biddy's horizontal nipple waterer this gravity fed pvc waterer can be refilled from outside the coop and is ideal for chicken tractors and locations where a faucet is out of reach..
