12/7/2023 0 Comments 4 inch pvc chicken feederUse another piece of the 4 inch PVC pipe to create a longer tube and to stick it up along the wall, making it easier to pour the feed into. If you want it to go through the wall you will glue two 45 degree angle pieces onto the top of the feeder and place them through a hole in the wall. If you don’t need it to go through the wall, you can then place another cap on top and use the straps to hook it on to your coop wall. The straight piece can be cut to any length. Start from the bottom up, glue the cap onto the bottom of the Y piece, then glue the Y piece onto your 4 inch piece of PVC. If you just want to do a straight feeder you can skip the angled pieces on the top (that go through the wall in our pictures) and just put a cap on the top that you can remove to pout the feed into. Our model is based on a version that goes through the wall since our chicken feed is on the other wide of this wall. 4 inch PCV Pipe (length dependant on where you put it in your coop).Here’s what you need to put together a PVC DIY Chicken Feeder: Here’s how he put it together! DIY Chicken Feeder My hubby is so crafty with using things that we already have an repurposing them into things that we need so he commissioned himself with the task of creating a functional Chicken Feeder. Chickens aren’t exactly clean eaters, they love making a big mess with their food! Since we’ve decided to invest in our chickens by feeding them a quality feed (currently we are using Purina® Organic Poultry Feed), we are not willing to let any go to waste. In our current situation (big barn), we’ve struggled with finding a great feeding solution for our girls. Old coops, a big barn, and even an old building that we insulated with chicken feed bags, each one was unique, and each one worked for the purpose that we needed it for….a home for our feathery ladies. We’ve had our chickens in various coops over the years as we’ve moved and we’ve always seemed to come up with creative ways to make each one work.
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