FEEDERS FOR CHICKENS FROM PLASTIC SEWER PIPES: DO IT YOURSELF, INSTRUCTION, PHOTO

Traditional chick feeders in practice are very inefficient and impractical, because birds often climb into them, scatter food, litter and eventually turn the dishes upside down. Poultry breeders have to constantly monitor the condition of the feeders and spend a lot of time cleaning them. Special devices will help to get rid of such problems - feeders made of PVC sewer pipes that can be made by hand. How? Let's consider.

PVC pipe feeder classification

PVC troughs have a number of advantages and are appreciated, above all, for the availability of materials, low cost of construction, high practicality, the ability to create an individual model. According to the type of installation, three types of feeders can be distinguished.

Suspended

Suspended model is very convenient in operation, because it eliminates the possibility of chickens to climb into the middle, litter there or, even worse, leave feces. Such devices are suspended in a chicken coop at a certain height from the floor and attached to any wall by means of screws, brackets or other fasteners.

Learn how to build an automatic chicken feeder.

The simplest version of the hanging “feeding utensils” can be considered a product from a wide plastic pipe, at least one meter long, and several plugs. To create it you need:

Pipe cut into three pieces with a length of 70 cm, 20 cm and 10 cm.
On one side of the longest pipe (70 cm) install one of the plugs.
Put a tee on top and place a 20 cm length in it.
The plugged pipe from the opposite side is also muffled.
Insert the rest (10 cm) into the tee.

The design is ready, it remains only to hang it in the desired place in the chicken coop, after having made several holes for the feed.

The advantages of this device are:

ease of use, the ability to close the structure at night;
does not injure birds;
can be used for a large number of chickens;
the feed is protected from trash and chicken droppings.

Did you know? The first trough appeared in the VI century. Bishop Cerf of Culross made special devices in the form of a box where he poured food for wild pigeons.

Attached to the wall

The feeders, which are mounted on the wall, are quite convenient, but to fix them you will have to tinker a bit. To install such a system, you should use special brackets that are attached directly to the wall or bars of the lattice.

To create a wall model, you will need a PVC pipe with a diameter of at least 15 cm. You should also prepare 2 plugs, a tee and two small parts of a pipe of 10 cm and 20 cm. Manufacturing technology is simple:

The pipe is connected to the site in 20 m with the help of a tee and plugs are installed at the ends.
By the branch tee mount the smallest piece of PVC in 10 cm, which will serve as a tray for food.
The resulting structure is fixed in the right place wall with a long end up and fall asleep feed.

Such a product can also be used as a drinker. It is easy to use, allows you to protect the food from the debris and feces of chickens, but it has a significant disadvantage - only two birds at a time can eat from it, not more.

In winter, you should take care not only of the inhabitants of your house. Make and decorate a simple bird feeder for wild birds.

Set on the floor

Experienced poultry farmers and farmers in most cases prefer feed trough suspended or outdoor type. Floor constructions are characterized by:

mobility, the ability to be installed in any place;
functionality, as up to 10 birds can be fed from the feeder at the same time;
ease of manufacture.

The disadvantage of the self-made "dining room for chickens" is its openness. Since the feed above is not protected by anything, debris, dirt, feathers, etc. can get into it. To organize the simplest floor product, you should:

Take two pipes, 40 cm and 60 cm long, two plugs, elbows.
On the long part of the PVC to make holes for food, with a diameter of 7 cm.
PVC should be placed horizontally on the floor, “drown out” one side, and in the second place the knee upwards.
Insert the second part of the pipe into the knee through which the feed will be poured.

The finished structure is securely fixed in several places in the desired place in the chicken coop.

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We make the feeder yourself

Despite the fact that homemade bird feeders cannot boast high aesthetic data, they do an excellent job: they provide food for poultry for a long time.

We bring to your attention two versions of "dishes for feeding", which can be made without much effort, using a minimum of materials and time.

Did you know? Plastic is recognized as the best material for the feeder. It is lightweight, comfortable, easy to work with, it is not afraid of rust, it is resistant to moisture and is quite durable.

From plastic pipe with tee

For this option will require:

pipe 1 m long;
caps;
tee with an angle of 45 degrees;
brackets.

The feeding device includes several stages:

Two pieces of 20 cm and 10 cm are cut off from the pipe.
A cap is attached to one side of the product (20 cm). This will serve as the bottom of the feeder.
To the other side of the tee is attached, side knee up.
To the side of the knee install the smallest area (10 cm).
The remaining long piece of PVC is attached to the third hole of the tee.
Fix the design in the right place.
The end, where the food is poured, is covered with a cap.

Important! When organizing a "chicken hen" of any type, it is necessary to process all edges of the product so that the birds cannot get hurt.

From plastic pipe with holes

To build a bird feeder quickly and efficiently is quite realistic if you stock up on such materials:

two PVC pipes of 50 cm, one - 30 cm;
two pipe plugs;
knee.

In the process of doing the work, you also need a drill to drill the hole.

The algorithm for the construction of the following:

In the lower pipe, holes are drilled on both sides with a diameter of about 7 cm.
On the opposite side of the design is closed with plugs.
The free part is connected to the short section using the knee.
The result is a structure in the form of an inverted letter G.

Feed will be fed through the short part of the feeder.

Important! In such a device, the food often sticks to the bottom, so it should be regularly cleaned manually.

Homemade poultry feeders - it's fast, convenient, economical and practical. Even those who have never had experience with tools can cope with their manufacture. It is enough to stock up on necessary materials and follow all instructions clearly. Just a few hours - and your exclusive bird feeder is ready.