DIY Bucket Chicken Feeder

[@kristibrooks967]

Screw top lid much preferred. Cold fingers make it tough to open peel off lid.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah me too, so much easier. But sometimes hard to find.

[@stanislavfeifer5095]

How do I find one?

[@kristibrooks967]

@@stanislavfeifer5095 pet food suppliers carry screw on top buckets sometimes.

[@lydiab6304]

Wow what a great idea. Getting chickens this spring 🥰

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Have fun!

[@mp5249]

I've had one for 3 years and this works perfectly!! No waste! I use half the feed from before for the same number of chickens.

[@geegeeandlulu]

What a great idea!!

[@anitablair6396]

Thanks for the info….. this is much appreciated!!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sandycove777]

Ducks like it too 😊

[@jackngota9014]

learning better

[@RRED2]

Thank you for your video; I have Chickens and I am going to try this. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@johnmanto1945]

Awesome thank you

[@lovepeace7008]

That's awesome.

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

Note to people who keep roosters: some roosters have such big combs they can’t get their heads far enough into the tubes to get to the food.

[@rembleekah8722]

Bigger diameter pipe, problem solved.

[@robertinman2530]

Nice

[@marywest4174]

Hey cool

[@chloejasper6852]

You are amazing

[@MICHAEL-lx5cy]

Great video!!!

[@eltheazuaperez8069]

Great ideas thanks broooot

[@blessed1sj]

Grandpa's auto feeder, works perfectly and I have had mine for years.

[@alicemcpherson7961]

Genius!!!

[@helenkelley8788]

Great feeder

[@rsollecito5947]

Thanks so much!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😊

[@drunkbikewrenchen6400]

A manufactured chicken feeder is about nine dollars.

[@ikongchin3088]

Not as satisfying as making your own . Somethings cannot be bought.

[@JohnBoyJoy]

this is cheaper if you already for the most part had the materials just sitting around

[@jaredjohnson2313]

Manufactured ones for $9 don't (usually)have any protection from rain and you end up with food everywhere. This is meant to protect against both issues, I think.

[@suesmith6770]

Clever idea better than my store bought one .

[@enriquecasiano7921]

I like the idea,the chicken, but them fly 🪰

[@bigfoot6749]

That was Soo cool thanks dude.

[@nancycali4644]

U make it look so easy. I don’t have any of your tools lol

[@goldengal2351]

I use a much bigger container I would be refilling yours daily.

[@petrescue2093]

Your neighbors might be kind enough to lend you one of those tools! We'd like to bring over a pie as a thank-you whenever we have to borrow a tool😅. Our neighbors love to see us coming🎉

[@Skashoon]

I’ve read that running the hole saw in reverse makes cleaner cuts in plastic. I haven’t tried it but give it a shot.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

It does prevent the hole bit from getting stuck and wrenching your wrist.

[@proverbs2522]

I like that. It would prevent so much waste

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes it stops them from scratching it all over the place

[@AlexK26496]

😂 Thats so kool !

[@SaintTrinianz]

Find a way to suspend feeder at night to prevent rodents from feasting...

[@judybass4339]

Suspending feeders makes life easier! Rodents can jump so put it up high enough that they can't get to it.

[@nancyfaircloth3224]

Is this Garth Brooks brother? Love this idea.

[@Robert-cv7bf]

Good idea. Use Harbor Freight oscillating multitool to cut PVC: fast and non-clogging. Cut door in top and use hinges for door to refill container with cracked corn.

[@sandiearmagost2914]

I went to Home Depot and the worker told me 3/4 inch was to small for a chicken. I had to get 1 inch 90* angle in black. No white in my Home Depot. I sure wish you had a materials list. I could’ve show me the worker of what I needed.. Fingers crossed mine works😀

[@leifwallin6024]

3 1/4 inch not 3/4 inch

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

That’s a lot of work when I can just go and buy one.

[@cristianmicu]

because only with work done you will learn anything

[@markm8188]

This design saves feed. Chickens are very wasteful.

[@ancu2682]

You think this would work as a bird feeder with a smaller bucket?

[@Robert-cv7bf]

Can use idea to make bird feeder, also. Cracked corn is cheapest feed. 50 lb bag about $15 at Tractor Supply.

[@richardmccann4815]

GMO Corn! 😂

[@-_-John-_-]

Go with "work smarter, not harder" and use a 90° street elbow instead of the elbow you used.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I hear ya, but I was building this thing and that's all they has at the time. If you can get em easily by all means, certainly less work.

[@claytonwason3488]

That's what she said.😂😂😂

[@wordswritteninred7171]

I have been trying to figure out how to make one of these without spending a fortune on the chicken feeder parts. They are outrageous. And I have so.e of these elbows out in the garage. TY

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Nice, I do have a full video on it if you want a bit more in depth explanation 😊

[@wordswritteninred7171]

@Hidden Spring Farm TY! I will look for it...while binging your other vids

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@wordswritteninred7171 cheers, it’s actually really handy this feeder cause I only fill it every two weeks and that’s for 20 chickens.

[@DougPoker]

Instead of cutting the hub off that elbow just buy a 3" street elbow.

[@davidberkley839]

Pvc glue doesn't glue polypropylene !! Silicone be better plan !! But great idea !!

[@richardmccann4815]

The bucket is made of hdpe (polly ethylene

[@Scottietalks]

Dude looks like Garth BROOKS....

[@tektak-tu6db]

How the chickens get the food? Did you try to put your hand to the hole and reach the food?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

my hand is far bigger than a chooks head, the chickens get the food just fine. The bucket is empty after a few weeks. You can use bigger pvc elbows too though.

[@e.r.t.583]

Use it for a septic system also

[@perryperry6424]

Where did you get the bucket with a secret on lid please and thank you

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Actually that lid is called a gamma lid and I bought it separate from the bucket at our local feed store

[@gallosirvingpapin1498]

Never put feed all day !! Chickens need just 2 times in the day. And all day for search and pick around. That is free food for rats.

[@ahoybuttrnuts]

Would this be enough for 10 chickens ?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

we use it for 18 chickens

[@janegarner3101]

Any trouble getting the chooks to put their heads all the way in?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

No not really, the roosters heads barely fit… but you could use a larger pvc elbow too. In a few weeks the buckets empty so I know they eating.

[@mrsB0915]

How much feed does one bucket hold?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Depends on the size of your bucket, I used a 5 gallon bucket so it holds enough feed for several weeks for 18 birds.

[@juliacrall9899]

How does the food get in the tubes of they are facing down?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes They are facing down inside the bucket, but they’re not touching the bottom of the bucket…leave a finger or two of space.

[@derekbecker1158]

Garth Brooks is making chicken feeders these days?

[@anitablair6396]

Can you make a waterer also!!!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

This style won’t hold water really, I haven’t built anything for water yet as I still use bought poultry drinkers. I’m sure you could google it and you’ll get a thousand videos though. 😊

[@peggyashcornell3946]

Ok so could we see how to fill it and how the feed comes out the tubes. Looks like hard for feed

[@Gullyfish720]

Made one but they wasted more food than they ate using it. So now its just sitting there. Neat idea tho

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Really? Ours only waste a bit, but I did put a tray under to catch spillage.

[@gregorybarkes1827]

Koolio idea just use regular lid dont press down leave a some weight to hold it down easy to clean u tube is my jam

[@DanielCho1997]

Some of the music in the shorts makes these videos seem kinda creepy and engineered. It's okay not to have music in the background lol

[@thomasjensen6243]

Or you could let the chickens eat real food....

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[@jonray7]

Help. How does the feed make its way back up the elbow? He turned the open end down towards the bottom of the bucket.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I left two fingers width gap at the bottom so the feed goes right to the bottom of the bucket. Chicken puts head down in there and gets food. Stops them from making a mess too.

[@MADuranDude777]

Do you know how much it cost you to make this?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’m not exactly sure right now but when I built it, it was less than $25 Canadian.

[@MADuranDude777]

@@HiddenSpringFarm thank you for the quick reply

[@kimpufahl8369]

will this work as a duck feeder too or any other birds?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes, I have a video on building a similar feeder using a huge trash can, it holds 4 bags of feed. Ducks just need bigger pvc elbows.

[@bigfoot6749]

I'm going to try this this year ,my nabors chickens comes over looking for bugs and worms , maybe I can feed them to 😊😊😊

[@enriquecasiano7921]

10 chicken =1,000 fly 100 chicken =2 many fly 🪰

[@rebeccaplumlee9601]

I guess I am slow, I don't understand how the feeder works

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Oh the feed just goes down by gravity as the chickens eat from the holes. It’s helps prevent them from scratching it all out and hold weeks worth of feed. 😃

[@plumdan]

No such thing as 3-1/4" PVC.

[@gilbertcox5075]

3-1/4" is for sloppy fit and looks😅

[@garymulligan3864]

I don't get it. At the end of the video the bucket just has a few grains of feed in the tube. The bucket appears empty. It's stupid

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

It’s not stupid at all my friend. The bucket is full, as chickens stick their head in there and eats the feed goes down by gravity. They can’t scratch it out and waste it and it gold 5 gal of feed.

[@michelmoss7559]

Chicken eat meat! They are carnivores!

[@barbaramonroe4659]

L

[@damnu8089]

definitely not a good idea

[@samanthapayne77]

will u marry me please?

[@Buschwacker5054]

What's chickens 🐔😕