DIY AUTOMATIC Rabbit Feeder

This automatic rabbit feeder will help save time feeding. Made with 3" and 2" pvc pieces.
#rabbitry #rabbits #homesteading

[@yikes830]

Awesome! Thanks for Paying it Forward!

[@roscoedickhertz8947]

Just a tip that works for me when cutting PVC pipe, get a hole saw, run it in reverse and it'll cut through the pipe without jumping around.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Thanks for that great tip!

[@roscoedickhertz8947]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop no problem, worked for me when I was making feeding boxes for my chickens.

[@Yahnax2823]

Good video! I love that you shared your mistakes with us and allowed us to learn with you! 😊 Your rabbits are adorable!

[@kuthumi]

great job! Ive enjoyed alot of your common sense and ingenious solutions. Thanks.

[@JDLarge]

I’m watching and saying “make a trough, make a trough” while you’re using the forstner bit. The wife’s like “who are you talking to, he can’t hear you!” Two minutes later I walk over to her and show her the finished product showing the trough... So I said “Wanna bet he could hear me?!” Lol! Nice idea, I made one and made a short lean to roof over it to keep the food dry. Mine are cage free wild rabbits that come and go but as of three years ago they decided to friend me. I figured I might as well buy pellets, I’ve already made 24” raised beds so they can’t get to my veggies anymore. So far so good... thanks for sharing your idea✌🏼😉

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

I did hear you haha

[@AngelicBombshell]

This such a great DIY! Your bunnies are adorable 😍🐰

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@adamm2909]

Excellent job Respect and love from Jerusalem the capital of Palestine 🇵🇸 Just one question 🙋🏼‍♂️ The food some times stuck and it’s not moving no matter what angle 📐 I use Any tips?

[@billhew]

I made one very similar using a 45 degree elbow and all 3 inch pipe but it seemed that the food is not sliding down much. Any thoughts?

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Pellets? Odd that the food wouldn't be sliding down

[@billhew]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop yes Pellets When it filled it up for the first it slid down a little bit as the rabbit but then it didn't seem to slide down any more. I then tried to free it by pushing a stick in the tube and met resistance. If I banged the pipe it seemed to loosen up things but that defeats the purpose of not having to do anything but fill it

[@amandeepgill3368]

Can you make a automatic hay feeder? That releases hay when they done eating from their bowl?

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

That would be a tough thing to build because it doesn't fall as easily as pellets. That is why you just have a hay bin attached.

[@perry4490]

Great idea! how many days will the food last be needing to be refilled?

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

It can go roughly 7 days

[@SilverSpike777]

Great idea! Can you please provide an update or any improvement tips on the design?

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Seal all the joints. Rain water can get into the joints and get the food wet and nasty

[@SilverSpike777]

Ok thanks for the tip. I will make one today. What’s the ideal length on the 2 inch feeder? Is that 1 foot?

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

I would go with 8 inches or so. We have one that has a longer opening that doesn't get feed to the end of it so the rest of my openings are 6 inches

[@SilverSpike777]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop thank you so much ... yes I tried 8 inches on all my 3 rabbits and it works great. Also I think I need to make the 2 inch opening to 3 inches so their whole snout can go it. The cut out part is sharp so I had to file it.

[@jennyb8871]

Nice design. Do you have any trouble with the feed not continuing to flow out and refill the “trough” after they eat what came out when you filled it? That’s where I’m having trouble.

[@Fullscore999]

It's an impressive build, but can cause overfeeding and might be dangerous with sharp edges.

[@adamm2909]

I don’t understand why the food is stuck inside I did everything and it’s just not stuck

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Not sure. Are you using pellets?

[@adamm2909]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop yes):

[@lequsejones5384]

The rabbits will chew through the PVC...it may take a while, but it is the achille's heel of this design.

[@danielletracyann]

I was thinking the rabbits would chew the pvc

[@genebenavidez2057]

Me too

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Have had these for a long time and have 0 bite marks from being chewed on

[@lequsejones5384]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop I'm surprised. I had plastic ones in the beginning, but they were totally DESTROYED by the bunnies. I've switched to all metal feeder's using the same principle and we are at peace. Perhaps your rabbits are simply better behaved than mine, or perhaps it is the nature of the plastic that is different, either way, I much prefer the metal ones because I have COMPLETE freedom in the design. They are made from folded sheet metal, so I can make them as tall, wide skinny, etc as I like, in addition to which I can have a lid AND I can make the sliding angle as shallow or steep as I please.

[@kittycat8031]

@@lequsejones5384 how do you fold them? I’ve never used sheet metal for anything. Are there tutorials on how to do it?

[@lekler80]

What Is automatic here

[@Iam_jardow]

Gravity

[@leesipple30066]

PLEASE stay AWAY from power tools

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Why?