![]() ![]() ![]() If your flock and coop are larger, you might consider building two feeders to accommodate all of your hungry beaks. For my modest flock of eight, one feeder is plenty. It’s already paying for itself in the amount of feed we’d otherwise spoil in crop circles or that we’d lose to wild birds. The chickens and I all love our new PVC feeder. Seasonal changes might affect the success of this type of feeder or just necessitate a little ventilation, but so far it’s working great and there are no signs of problems. (I’ll clean the feeder this way on a monthly basis even without problems.) Then I’ll put a vent cap for the top of the feeder to let air in and allow moisture to evaporate, while protecting the inside from rain. If I find any evidence of mold or fermenting feed, I’ll empty the feeder, clean it with vinegar and let it air dry. We haven’t had any trouble with mold or with smelly, fermenting feed. Chicken capacity: How many chickens can you have per feeder. Storage capacity: How much grain does the feeder store and how often does it need to be filled up. However, because our feeder is short and because the chickens eat voraciously, feed is always moving down and out. Setup effort: Effort to make (where required), install, setup and introduce to the chickens. Because we haven’t permanently sealed the feeder with plumbing adhesive and it’s outside the coop, it can get a little damp inside during hard rain. The beauty of this feeder is its simplicity, though it’s not perfect: A PVC feeder can be prone to condensation inside. Our feeder has about 2½ feet of pipe to fill, which holds a little more than half the amount of feed that the traditional feeder holds. ![]() Then I filled the feeder with their regular crumble. I was worried about chicken feed becoming compacted in the bottom of the feeder, so I poured oyster shell grit to just below the level where the chickens will be eating. ![]()
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