Tour of our Automatic Chicken Feeder and Waterer

Take a tour of our gravity fed chicken feeder, water collection barrel, and chicken watering system, but first we have to fix a problematic egg box.

[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

Another tip for Change…1/4 “ hardware cloth, stronger and more predator proof. God bless!

[@dailynature3712]

really great homesteading i found . subscribing you without wasting a single moment.

[@tips8762]

I love watching your program very meaningful and useful

[@MosaicHomestead]

The watering has always been what i hate the most, i solved that problem with a stainless steel automatic animal waterer you hook up to a hose, I dont want nothing to do with those cup and nipple feeders anymore, I have a video up on it, i made a metal stand for it, and its the best.

[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

Ive read birds are scared of predators when doors/covers are overhead

[@nancybrown5725]

Loving your videos!

[@simplystillwell3935]

Thank you!

[@knowledgefact1478]

Watching you from Pakistan

[@jaremaw2368]

6:27 Weed barrier works even better.

[@QDawg2024]

Great video 📹👍!!!

[@simplystillwell3935]

Thanks for watching!

[@mtxpert]

Looks like you guys are going through what we are, wife and I and son/DIL moved here (Conyers GA) from Phoenix in June and are building a farm with goats, donkeys, chickens and ducks so far.

[@simplystillwell3935]

That’s exciting! We are really enjoying the process!

[@nothingnothing3211]

What do you guys do of donkeys?

[@mtxpert]

@@nothingnothing3211 donkeys protect the goats and other livestock, they will kill predators easily on sight

[@laroktv]

Thanks for sharing

[@khamissr]

Nice body Nice farm Awesome projects 👏

[@RichardT123456789]

Thanks for sharing , where did you find the shock for the lid ?

[@estudioosbrabo4812]

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[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

(Corn said to create too much heat in summer). Nice gadgets!

[@compa_choo]

How long does the water last them? And how many gallons is it?

[@k9gamefowlbreeder669]

hi maam watching from philippines

[@simplystillwell3935]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@olsonlr]

Summer Tanager singing in yard!

[@andreavalentine4609]

Little genius hacks everywhere!! Thank you!!!

[@duckinmad6962]

What do you call the square-to-round attachments on the bottom of the feeder? and where do you get them? I cannot find them anywhere. I think they would be essential for keeping the rain out.

[@simplystillwell3935]

PVC 4-in x 3 dia x Hub PVC DWV Adapter This is the product description at Lowes

[@carlamahlberg1854]

How do you keep your birds from picking out the good stuff and eat all the food you mix? I did the mixing once, and they would fling out what they didn't want, and it seemed they weren't getting the right nutrition

[@simplystillwell3935]

Chickens are pretty good about knowing what they need, naturally. They may pick out seeds or grains because they might need a higher protein content at the time. Mine tend to leave some corn behind, but I’m okay with that. I also let them free range on a pretty regular basis so they can go get bugs and grubs and fresh grass.

[@lukepotosky7710]

I personally feed MG HEN SCRATCH & LAYER PELLETS. These pellets are economical and extremely efficient.

[@JoseGarcia-ph2ir]

where do you buy your feed ingredients from?

[@spiritualkicksrt]

You can actually add an extension onto the pvc pipes for the feeders.

[@AztecWarrior69]

Why?

[@Karl_Grant246]

New follower😁

[@simplystillwell3935]

Thank you and welcome!

[@hearcamir7810]

Don’t mice eat the food at night?

[@illinoisvideoatlarge8039]

The renta coop style apparently guards from mice

[@KumarKumar-ek3mv]

Very nice super

[@tjfarms9258]

He said, “wing it”😅 get it?

[@punjabseth260]

nice

[@here_to_watch2115]

You could build a box on the top of the PVC feeders. Make it hold as much as you want.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

For your waterer, I'd get rid of the small bucket (the one with the nipples that the chickens drink from) and just replace it with a pvc pipe attached to the chicken wire. There's absolutely no need for it and it's creating work for you. You have to periodically open the valve to fill up the small box and you therefore can't leave for more than a few days. If you only have the rain barrel and the pvc pipe, you never have to do anything. The rain barrel gets filled any time it rains it goes straight to the pvc pipe.

[@AztecWarrior69]

4:58 So basically you didn't pay attention when she mentioned that they already did that.

[@Adksnate]

But if you just raise it up to the same height that they have it at now there is no difference minus the additional tank?

[@AztecWarrior69]

@@Adksnate HUH?

[@Adksnate]

She said they were too low before and the chickens would kick stuff into the waterer. So she obviously raised them up to prevent this. That doesn’t mean you need another tank. So basically do what don’t ban me said!!

[@AztecWarrior69]

@@Adksnate First: you need to learn how to reply to someone. WHO are you talking to? If it is me then use the reply link. Otherwise it looks like you are replying to the OP and what you are saying doesn't make sense if you are replying to them Second is you are replying to me then that makes a tiny bit more sense. But why? I was pointing out that the person already mentioned a pipe and it being lower to the ground. That's why I timestamped it. JUST READ my first comment. Third: "So basically do what don’t ban me said!!" NO. Why? Because She already did that before "4:58 So basically you didn't pay attention when she mentioned that they already did that." You are like those people who say "communism will work, all the starving or cancelled people is just because it hasn't been done right" What part are you not getting about that? What's needed to be done is get rid of those BS water cups. They suc for the very reasons she had trouble with them. She should have used horizontal chicken nipples. "So basically do what don’t ban me said!!" Again no. All she needs to use the BUCKET (not tank) is put a SIMPLE float valve, at the end of that pipe. "So basically do what don’t ban me said!!" Don't be F'in yelling at me!!!! >>>> !!

[@Julio_Martinez75]

So I tried and tried to give you some good info but youtube hates you I guess