MANY, MANY THANKS!! This chicken feeder FINALLY solved my ground squirrel problems! The little SOB were eating half the chicken feed but no more. I put in four feed ports and raised it up with a smooth sided bucket like in the initial video shot, to prevent ground squirrels from climbing up. Some can still stand up on their hind legs and stretch enough to get their front claws on the lip of the feed port. But since it's smooth and there's nothing to grab, they end up falling when they try to raise themselves up. I watched one try three times before giving up. No need to worry about rats and mice at night either so I can leave it out overnight. The handle makes it easy to move anywhere but I did bend it flatter so it can't swing past the lid. I didn't want it hanging on the side which might help the squirrels trying to hoist themselves up. We don't have tree squirrels so I don't know how well it will work with them. But it is 100% effective on California ground squirrels which are a real plague in my rural area. Just an FYI: I bought my food grade 5-gallon bucket and lid from the paint department at Walmart. This white bucket has no markings and the labels are easily removed after heating lightly with a hair dryer.
Pretty sure I've watched everyone and their mom's chicken tractor build and I'll say this one is the most practical,clean and cheap one there is! Great Job OLIVIA!
That’s a beautiful rooster! They are my favorite. If hand raised they become little buddies. Mine used to let me carry him around and hand feed him. Love the feed bucket idea. Thank you.
Your videos are just what I needed to build my first chicken coop. I hesitated on building a fancy bigger coop because it cost so much and I was not sure I would continue raising chickens for eggs. Thank you. I cannot wait till tomorrow to get m supplies.
I am buying a small shed and placing it at a friend’s house so I can start storing things I make like this chicken feeder. So when we get out homestead, we will have the basic tools and supplies to get started. Thanks for all you do
We will be building this and the feeder and waterer for our first chickens in this house! We can only have 6, but if another 2 or 3 sneak in, I'm not telling anyone! We plan to share the meat and the eggs. Thank You Jesus for directing me to Lumnah Acres and for the go ahead to finally get some chickens! Thank you Al, for sharing your hard work and knowledge with all of us! You are a Godsend!
You do such a great job explaining why you build things the way you do. There are so many different ideas on homemade feeders and most video just show the "how to" thanks for another great video
Love your channel. Have saved so many of yours for future reference. Hubby & I just purchased 10 acres of raw land in MO, and will hopefully be starting sometime this summer. We are on a fixed income & plan to pay as we go. These DIY videos you post are awesome as we will most likely have more time than money 😉 Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us. God bless ❤
Sweet feeder!!! Just a tip that I've seen before, if you use the whole 90 coupling for each hole and you keep the bottom of the 90 an inch or two off the bottom of the bucket and you won't have to tape that little cut off piece in and worry about it coming off.
Thanks a lot Al. Your channel is my favorite by far. So entertaining. We’re moving onto our homestead at the end of the year,God willing, going to put all your help to good use for the benefit of my family. God Bless
Thanks you for sharing. I'm going to build some for the chickens, and one for the ducks and another for the turkeys. picked up the bucket yesterday at Tractor.
Awesome! I bet your Poultry will love the DIY Automatic chicken feeder and the Automatic waterer. And I am sure you will too! Which one are you building first?
This series has been very nice to watch maybe you could add a hanging nest box design that could be used for a small family laying flock. That would make the complete circuit for most people
years ago I made my own bulk feeder using a kitchen trash can, I can put an entire 50# bag of lay mash and was totally amazed at how much feed I saved by making this feeder, they were wasting more feed than they ate. I made a video of my work, but it was after I made it, one of my first videos, and its way to long just showing you the finished product. YOu live and learn eh?! thnx for sharing you make great videos. thnx for sharing.
Thank you for the great video. My husband just put ours together, just as you instruct. One girl figured it out right away. Let's see if the others will. WELL DONE!
Cheap and simple, can't beat that. Take the water and feed out of the tractor, move the tractor and refill the buckets, put them back in the tractor and your done. KISS!
That is awesome! You rock! Thank you very much for taking the time to share how you did this with everyone. I have been wanting to make a feeder and have seen many, but none of them really struck me like yours did. Yours is VERY well thought out. Again, thank you. As this is the first time I have seen one of your videos, I was very impressed by your work and I am sure that you have many other great ideas, so I subscribed.
Morning man. I wonder if tractor supplies know how useful their bucket printing is. Thanks for putting this series up. What I've done differently is to put a length of pvc tubing from the top of my feeders that extends just through the side of my coop. That way i can put more feed and water in the coop without having to hop into it. Thanks again man.
That is awesome. I will be doing some chickens this next spring. Only problem I know I will have is snakes. I have killed two copperheads and a rattlesnake in less than a month. Can't wait to build my own.
I enjoy your Channel. I enjoy all of your ideas and thoughts. Thank you for sharing your homestead in your family. There is a family in Sweden that is doing similar things that maybe you should try to get a hold of. Only a suggestion. It is called the Swedish Homestead. Enjoying a great day and thank you
I made this over the weekend for our chickens. Really appreciate the video and directions on your blog. BTW - parts list is for a 90 degree PVC elbow, however the link to Amzn goes to a 45 degree elbow. Have you found the 45 or 90 elbow to work better? So far the new feeders are much cleaner than the old commercial style feeders with so much less waste. I have a chicken house on the farm so I raised the new feeders on cinder blocks and seem to work just fine.
I love this and want to make. Is it possible that we could hang it if we don't put 25 lbs in it? I only have 2 hens and don't need to fill it. Thanks for posting this! I can't wait to make it!
I too have anxiety along with bipolar, and feel like taking care of chickens will keep me feeling like I'm needed. How did you afford a farm? I'm 20 and going to school, but would like to one day own a small chicken Farm
Looks really good. Like these types of how to videos. They are very informative and easy to follow. You are soon at 12 thousand subscribers. That's awesome! Greetings from Andreas on Off Grid Sweden
Al, I have to stop watching all these videos and get out and build my own! lol I have been waiting to see the final product and do all my materials and tools gathering at one time....one complete list, one trip, all prepared, start to finish project, done. That looked like a 'long sweep 90 deg.' elbow you used, a short(er) pattern 90 deg. will not give you the same shape for your 'feed chute'. I suggest to your subscribers (2) 3" 45 deg. street elbows. The fitting you use maybe hard to find, I'm speaking strictly from a plumbers eye. I really like the total design. This feed bucket looks like it may keep the feed drier from rain etc. Thanks for the video and God Bless
The 90 elbow I used was the normal one that lowes stocked. They had a long sweep which I didn't use. Cant wait to hear how you like you $30 chicken coop and the DIY Automatic Chicken feeder!
PVC Elbow for the Automatic Feeder amzn.to/2LbcrFQ
Is it a 45 or 90 degree PVC elbow?
90 degree PVC female fitting on both ends
David W. Zyla is this the 3” pvc female?
what size is your hole dozer? 3 inches? Thanks for the reply
The link brings you to a 45° pvc pipe....but you say 90° elbow....so before I buy the wrong thing which is it really?
MANY, MANY THANKS!! This chicken feeder FINALLY solved my ground squirrel problems! The little SOB were eating half the chicken feed but no more. I put in four feed ports and raised it up with a smooth sided bucket like in the initial video shot, to prevent ground squirrels from climbing up. Some can still stand up on their hind legs and stretch enough to get their front claws on the lip of the feed port. But since it's smooth and there's nothing to grab, they end up falling when they try to raise themselves up. I watched one try three times before giving up.
No need to worry about rats and mice at night either so I can leave it out overnight. The handle makes it easy to move anywhere but I did bend it flatter so it can't swing past the lid. I didn't want it hanging on the side which might help the squirrels trying to hoist themselves up.
We don't have tree squirrels so I don't know how well it will work with them. But it is 100% effective on California ground squirrels which are a real plague in my rural area. Just an FYI: I bought my food grade 5-gallon bucket and lid from the paint department at Walmart. This white bucket has no markings and the labels are easily removed after heating lightly with a hair dryer.
Pretty sure I've watched everyone and their mom's chicken tractor build and I'll say this one is the most practical,clean and cheap one there is! Great Job OLIVIA!
Thanks!
I prefer a different style that only uses pvc pipes but this one is definitely more resistant to rain water.
That’s a beautiful rooster! They are my favorite. If hand raised they become little buddies. Mine used to let me carry him around and hand feed him. Love the feed bucket idea. Thank you.
Your videos are just what I needed to build my first chicken coop. I hesitated on building a fancy bigger coop because it cost so much and I was not sure I would continue raising chickens for eggs. Thank you. I cannot wait till tomorrow to get m supplies.
Three years later and those $30 chicken tractors are still in use! You definitely got your moneys worth :-)
I am buying a small shed and placing it at a friend’s house so I can start storing things I make like this chicken feeder. So when we get out homestead, we will have the basic tools and supplies to get started. Thanks for all you do
We will be building this and the feeder and waterer for our first chickens in this house! We can only have 6, but if another 2 or 3 sneak in, I'm not telling anyone! We plan to share the meat and the eggs. Thank You Jesus for directing me to Lumnah Acres and for the go ahead to finally get some chickens! Thank you Al, for sharing your hard work and knowledge with all of us! You are a Godsend!
You do such a great job explaining why you build things the way you do. There are so many different ideas on homemade feeders and most video just show the "how to" thanks for another great video
Love your channel. Have saved so many of yours for future reference. Hubby & I just purchased 10 acres of raw land in MO, and will hopefully be starting sometime this summer. We are on a fixed income & plan to pay as we go. These DIY videos you post are awesome as we will most likely have more time than money 😉 Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us. God bless ❤
Thanks, Congrats on the purchase!
I'm in Missouri also....the NE part about 2 blocks from the Mississippi River. Howdy neighbor!
Sweet feeder!!! Just a tip that I've seen before, if you use the whole 90 coupling for each hole and you keep the bottom of the 90 an inch or two off the bottom of the bucket and you won't have to tape that little cut off piece in and worry about it coming off.
I see problems doing that.
I am going back through some of your oooooold videos...lol. Love the tiny house build on the off-grid property! You guys are really making progress.
Thanks a lot Al. Your channel is my favorite by far. So entertaining. We’re moving onto our homestead at the end of the year,God willing, going to put all your help to good use for the benefit of my family. God Bless
I really loved the idea of the quick and easy self feeding bucket
Think this is best feeder and easiest to make I've seen so far.
This is such a simple approach. Thank you for making this video. I plan to make mine this weekend!
Thanks you for sharing. I'm going to build some for the chickens, and one for the ducks and another for the turkeys. picked up the bucket yesterday at Tractor.
Awesome! I bet your Poultry will love the DIY Automatic chicken feeder and the Automatic waterer. And I am sure you will too! Which one are you building first?
Built 2 of the coops going to make 3 water and 3 feeders. I only have 12 hens, 6 ducks and 4 turkeys. Planning on get meat chickens in March
This series has been very nice to watch maybe you could add a hanging nest box design that could be used for a small family laying flock. That would make the complete circuit for most people
Yes you could add nest boxes to the $30 chicken coop very easy.
@@LumnahAcres That will be awesome! I would like layers and meat birds.
years ago I made my own bulk feeder using a kitchen trash can, I can put an entire 50# bag of lay mash and was totally amazed at how much feed I saved by making this feeder, they were wasting more feed than they ate. I made a video of my work, but it was after I made it, one of my first videos, and its way to long just showing you the finished product. YOu live and learn eh?! thnx for sharing you make great videos. thnx for sharing.
Thank you for the great video. My husband just put ours together, just as you instruct. One girl figured it out right away. Let's see if the others will. WELL DONE!
That is awesome! I bet the other chickens will figure out the automatic chicken feeder pretty quick
wow super film
Cheap and simple, can't beat that. Take the water and feed out of the tractor, move the tractor and refill the buckets, put them back in the tractor and your done. KISS!
You dont even need to remove the Automatic feeder and waterer!
Very nice build , almost like no waist
You could also use pipe glue and glue on an end cap after you cut a hole in it or get a pipe and then cap you can screw together avoiding all glue
Looks like an awesome design! I appreciate the videos you put out. -Very practical and frugal, and easy enough anyone can do it.
Took me a minute to figure out what a shoppy was. 😂
Great video!! 👍
Can't wait for y'all to move the critters to the OGP! But this was fun to watch.
Thank you AL for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👨👩👧👸👕👓🐩🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🐐🏡🎥👍👍👍
Love the coffee bit. You're fun. :) But TY for the info as well.
Do you still use this chicken feeder? Just wondering if you would build it differently after using it for awhile?
That is awesome! You rock!
Thank you very much for taking the time to share how you did this with everyone. I have been wanting to make a feeder and have seen many, but none of them really struck me like yours did. Yours is VERY well thought out.
Again, thank you. As this is the first time I have seen one of your videos, I was very impressed by your work and I am sure that you have many other great ideas, so I subscribed.
Great idea can wait to build one
thank you so much sir for good infromation. Im watching from Nepal .. Namaste 🙏
Didn't even think about food grade or boa. Thanks for that mention.
Thank you
Morning man.
I wonder if tractor supplies know how useful their bucket printing is.
Thanks for putting this series up.
What I've done differently is to put a length of pvc tubing from the top of my feeders that extends just through the side of my coop. That way i can put more feed and water in the coop without having to hop into it.
Thanks again man.
I wonder! Lol. Great idea
Thanks mate!
Thanks for your idea. Glenn
hahaha I enjoy your presentation dude
That is awesome. I will be doing some chickens this next spring. Only problem I know I will have is snakes. I have killed two copperheads and a rattlesnake in less than a month. Can't wait to build my own.
Harley Roland -- Two copperheads and a rattlesnake -- Let me guess, you live in the South. Am I correct?
Thanks! Are you going to build the $30 Chicken coop and the Automatic Chicken feeder?
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your chicken feeder design. We raise chickens, ducks and turkey. New friend 😊
We did the same thing.
I just got myself a screw top lid and it’s so much faster to fill now.
That is a good idea! Thanks for sharing
How to feed pigs
I HAVE NOT NOTICED that 5 Gabllon bucket feeder latley. WAS IT A GOOD IDEA?
Very smart idea!
Awesome thank for sharing
I enjoy your Channel. I enjoy all of your ideas and thoughts. Thank you for sharing your homestead in your family. There is a family in Sweden that is doing similar things that maybe you should try to get a hold of. Only a suggestion. It is called the Swedish Homestead. Enjoying a great day and thank you
What purpose does the shoppy serve?
It mark's the spot to drill. Dont be mean.
Excellent ideas!! Thank you. How many chickens to each feeder?
I'm also from Massachusetts.. I picked up on your accent right away! lol
These video's on this chicken tractor have been great!! Thanks! (my wife thinks you have big feet... lol)
It must be the camera! :)
lol
Awesome job!!! You're a great teacher! Blessings~ Lisa
I made these and the girls STILL flicked out the feed all over the ground to get the seed they liked best!!!!
Did you have a plug on the end of the fittng?
that was awesome! i like that the entire thing can be washed out. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks, It is the DIY Automatic Chicken Feeder that I know of that you can take apart to clean it.
I built my coop and the accessories (clapping) Now on to the feeder!! Yaaaaay!!
Great video. Thank you. How do you keep pigeons, doves and other smaller varmint birds from eating the feed?
Is the packing tape BPA free as well?
I made this over the weekend for our chickens. Really appreciate the video and directions on your blog. BTW - parts list is for a 90 degree PVC elbow, however the link to Amzn goes to a 45 degree elbow. Have you found the 45 or 90 elbow to work better? So far the new feeders are much cleaner than the old commercial style feeders with so much less waste. I have a chicken house on the farm so I raised the new feeders on cinder blocks and seem to work just fine.
I love this and want to make. Is it possible that we could hang it if we don't put 25 lbs in it? I only have 2 hens and don't need to fill it. Thanks for posting this! I can't wait to make it!
I too have anxiety along with bipolar, and feel like taking care of chickens will keep me feeling like I'm needed.
How did you afford a farm? I'm 20 and going to school, but would like to one day own a small chicken Farm
So simple. Love it!
Flair sent me. Definitely going to check out the content on your channel man.
Looks really good. Like these types of how to videos. They are very informative and easy to follow. You are soon at 12 thousand subscribers. That's awesome! Greetings from Andreas on Off Grid Sweden
Thanks Glad to know that you found it easy to follow and Build the DIY Automatic chicken feeder
Yes Andreas always glad to hear from you. This is becoming a great vlog collaboration!
awesome job with the Automatic Chicken Feeder !! looks fantastic
Thanks Glad you enjoy the Automatic Chicken feeder build!
would you still use this, or do you prefer a new one?
Nice!
Good job!
Will they not eat a lot of feed (more than enough)?
Very good!
Love your video!!
Chickens are pets!
Love it!
Great idea!!! Love this!!
How to make pig feed
How to make pig feed
Al do you know any thing about biochar and if so do you use it
I know some about it. We dont make any. Atleast not yet! :)
Is that cheap packing tape "BPA-free"?
Would it better to have the ski on the end with the buckets? The way it is you have to lift both buckets to move the tractor.
No the end with the bucktes you need to life of the ground. We show how we use it in tomorrows video
beautiful chickens
How much did it cost for the whole thing?
The MS 30-30 coop
Does the water bucket need a little hole in the lid to avoid a vacuum effect, preventing the free flow of water?
That is a good idea!
John Walsh -- Good catch. The water will not flow if air cannot get into the bucket.
Do you still use this feeder? Do you still like it? Any modification suggestions?
Great job bud, thank you!
Can 4" elbow be used? Or are there disadvantages?
Thank you< I have thourougly enjoyed all of your videos. Olivia is adorable!
Thanking you so much ... I made two woohoo
oh heck, if you sold them I would just buy one!
Do tell what's a shopie?
Mine didn't turn out exactly like yours but conceptually its the same and works great.
What is a "shoppy"?
Al, I have to stop watching all these videos and get out and build my own! lol I have been waiting to see the final product and do all my materials and tools gathering at one time....one complete list, one trip, all prepared, start to finish project, done.
That looked like a 'long sweep 90 deg.' elbow you used, a short(er) pattern 90 deg. will not give you the same shape for your 'feed chute'. I suggest to your subscribers (2) 3" 45 deg. street elbows. The fitting you use maybe hard to find, I'm speaking strictly from a plumbers eye. I really like the total design. This feed bucket looks like it may keep the feed drier from rain etc. Thanks for the video and God Bless
The 90 elbow I used was the normal one that lowes stocked. They had a long sweep which I didn't use. Cant wait to hear how you like you $30 chicken coop and the DIY Automatic Chicken feeder!
Did you check out the blog posts?
No I haven't I will now.
www.lumnahacres.com/2017/10/11/diy-automatic-chicken-feeder/
Why not glue pvc in place?
Looks great, but I wouldn't use tape.
With the back of the 90s turned down how does the feed, feed?
Maybe include price of chicken wire and screws and hinges. Cause the wood alone is over 30 bucks.
That's nice
Great video, I really liked the feed bucket!!
great video... thumbs up ! :)
Love this! I think I'll make one too. -Nate
Thanks Nate. Cant wait to hear how your DIY Automatic Chicken feeder comes out!
Lumnah Acres
Hi al!
0:48 "a shoppie, a rayzuh knife.."
WTF IS A SHOPPIE AND RAYZUH KNIFE. HAHAHAHA