Low-Cost Poultry Feeder Made From 5-Gal. Plastic Bucket

Low-Cost Poultry Feeder Made From 5-Gal. Plastic Bucket LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 23-5-28 Old 5-gal. plastic buckets can be converted into low-cost poultry feeders, says Joel Waldner, Lethbridge, Alberta. The bottom of the bucket is cut out, allowing feed to flow freely onto a plywood tray with a 3-in. high tin wall around the outside. The bucket is supported by a vertical steel pipe that has a pair of short steel rods welded onto it on opposite sides. The rods bolt to the sides of the pail. The pipe has a series of holes in it. A short length of steel rod, also with holes in it, fits into the pipe. The pail can be adjusted up or down by changing the position of a pin that goes through both the pipe and rod. "It's a simple idea but it works good," says Waldner. "We've made eight of these feeders for our Hutterite colony farm. We use them to feed young ducks, geese, or turkeys that we keep inside pens. There's enough feed in each pail to last about two days. Commercial models are more complicated and more expensive. The tin sides are only 1/32-in. thick which helps make the whole unit very light." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joel Waldner, 67 Tudor Crescent, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 5C7.

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