Chicken Feeder Made From Deer Feeder

Chicken Feeder Made From Deer Feeder LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment I couldn t find anyone to feed my chickens when I went on vacation so I got a deer feeder and a solar charger to do the work for me says Robert Underwood Red Oak Texas His automatic chicken feeder consists of a shortened-up 3-legged deer feeder that has a 40-gal plastic barrel with a ceiling-mounted metal chicken feeder suspended from it The barrel mounts on three 2-ft legs and has a metal spinner at the bottom A 6-volt battery hooked up to a solar panel and an automatic timer operates the spinner Underwood has the timer set to deliver feed 4 times a day down into the chicken feeder He used baling wire to attach the chicken feeder to bolts that protrude from the middle part of the barrel The chicken feeder hangs a few inches off the ground so chickens can t scratch the feed out It really works slick When chickens hear the feed hitting the metal feeder it sounds like a dinner bell to them They come running right away says Underwood I fill up the barrel about once a week Another benefit is the feed is always enclosed so if it rains the feed stays dry I drilled holes in the chicken feeder so any water that gets in the pan can drain out The solar panel is really handy I keep my chickens in a pen about 200 ft from my house which would be too far to run an electric line I paid $100 for the deer feeder and $20 for the chicken feeder which I bought at a flea market My total cost was about $170 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Underwood 837 Shady Brook Lane Red Oak Texas 75154 ph 972 617-7817

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