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Wall Feeder Adapted From Nifty ChickenThat is a great idea, and saves on space and storage of the feed. Thank you.
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Alternate method to prevent water freezing.A small tree limb can be submerged with the end protruding and anything that falls in can climb out . Every stock tank for cattle should have a...
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Jorjfdjungle's Automatic Chicken WatererI consider myself pretty bright and my husband has an amazing nack for back yard engineering. I can't believe neither of us thought of a toilet...
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Building A Treadle Chicken Feederi have built off of these plans and pictures 2 of these type of feeders. but the one i just built i think has some improvements from the issues i... -
Plastic waterer on standard heated base . .They’ve had no trouble at all. I also run mine off an extension cord from the house. The waterer is a Little Giant which is my favorite - I have...
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Homemade Wood Chicken FeederThe windows are an excellent addition. Needs plans to help people build a duplicate.- 3KillerBs
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Pipe Feeder For A 3 Hen CoopNifty! Thanks for the specific instructions and great pictures.
- Mizzery414
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Homemade FeederHow big of a flock does this feed and how often do you have to refill/clean it? Interesting idea.
- Mizzery414
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Heated 5 Gallon Water StationThis should work. I do something similar with nipples off the side and a cheap Amazon Orlushy...
- Damrock
Feeders & Waterers
Homemade chicken feeders and waterers. Designs, pictures, and plans.
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Alternate method to prevent water freezing.
- R2elk
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If you have ground for your coop floor or in your run you can use this method to prevent water from freezing without the use of electricity. Use... -
aart's Waste-Free Funnel Bucket Feeder
- aart
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I started with a trigger feeder, it ended up not working so well, but details of that are in the spoiler ADDITION 11-7-16 I played with making a... -
Building A Treadle Chicken Feeder
- Gallo del Cielo
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Building a Treadle Feeder I like wild birds. I used to feed them on purpose, but now that I have chickens the wild birds have become a cost and... -
summer/winter chicken nipple waterer
- Chicken Techie
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I guess the best way to do this is to list all the features then explain how it works and how to build it. So here is my winter friendly chicken... -
Simple Pvc Hopper Type Feeder
- jeb251
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my simple $5, 5 minuet feeder Hi all, I made the first one of theese about two years ago, now I have about ten of them of different sizes... -
Autofill Bucket Waterer
- Nuclear Chickens
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OK, Here is my Auto Fill Kitty Litter Bucket Waterer. First I Bought a plactic water trough fill valve from my local feed store for about... -
Heated waterer, using a stock tank deicer and horizontal nipples
- blackdog043
- 3 min read
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I use a 5 gallon bucket, gamma lid, horizontal nipples and a stock tank deicer for my heated waterer. I like to use horizontal nipples, because... -
Simple, effective, DIY no-waste feeder
- TheYLWFlock
- 4 min read
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Chickens are messy. Very messy. Yes they poop, but all animals do. Sure, they purposely cover themselves in dirt, but really, what animal doesn’t... -
Pipe Feeder For A 3 Hen Coop
- pasta514
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Here's my pipe feeder for a 3 hen coop. This seems to work well with pellets, but crumble doesn't feed down easily enough. Maybe replace the 60... -
Top 10 Best Homemade Feeders
- BYC Project Manager
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They say that necessity is the mother of all invention, and we have to admit we believe it, especially on farms, homesteads, and backyard coops... -
Quick and easy 5 gallon waterer
- RonP
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Had to leave for a few days, needed a quick and easy way for the flock to have extra water. -
Perkolator's Chicken Waterer
- perkolator
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I built this super-simple, auto-fill, gravity-feed, chicken waterer for my new chicken coop. My waterer required a reservoir due to using... -
Chick water station
- RebelEgger
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Easy solution to chicks constantly getting bedding into their water. -
Adjustable Verticle Nipple Water Station
- jthornton
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Adjustable water station for the brooder. -
Poultry nipples
- sassysarah
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So recently I made poultry nipples with my Dad! Here's how to make them! What you will need: 5 gallon bucket. A drill and a 11/32 drill bit... -
Small Bottle Horizontal Nipple Waterer for Wire Crates by aart
- aart
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Being a big fan of the Horizontal Nipples, they are so versatile, I have tried them in many different bottles. Mostly in juice/milk type bottle... -
A Twist on a 5 Gallon Spring Water Jug Gravity Fed Poultry Waterer ~Sally Sunshine
- Sally Sunshine
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A Twist on a 5 Gallon Spring Water Jug Gravity Fed Poultry Waterer I needed a big waterer for our 26 meat birds desperately, then I saw the... -
Incredibly Cheap Small Space Feeders and Waterers
- hocuspocus
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“ There isn't any room for the chickens!” Yes, that was my first thought after we had placed the just purchased typical red and white waterer...