![]() Just cut out the bottom of a second bucket and screw it about 2-3 inches from the top of the first bucket (as pictured). It will now hold a 40-pound bag of chicken feed! To put it together, you simply have two 5-gallon buckets. UPDATE: You can also make a feeder double the size with 2 buckets! This will double the amount of feed you can provide. The suggested distance off the ground is about the height of the chicken’s back. I’ve seen other people hang their feeders a few inches off the ground with a rope. ![]() I placed my feeder on top of 2 concrete cinder blocks – chickens are sloppy eaters and this helps prevent feed spillage. I’m guessing this would be roughly 20 lbs of feed since it holds about half of a 40 lb bag of chicken feed in my feeder. That’s it! Just pour in the feed and put the lid on and you’ve got 5 gallons worth of feed. ![]() Make sure the bucket is centered as best as possible in the plant bottom and then screw it in place using 3 or 4 screws until it is secure. Don’t throw away the lid – you’ll still need it. Next – place the bucket in the bottom of the plant base so the top of the bucket is still up. Make sure the bottom edge of the holes are no higher up than 1/2″ from the very bottom of the bucket. How it’s done: To make the Chicken feeder – drill several holes about 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch diameter around the bottom of the bucket. Of note, we also feed our chickens leftover veggie scraps, so that may delay how often we need to re-fill it. The 5-gallon feeder I’m currently using is pictured below – after filling it with feed, it will last about 3 – 4 weeks for 13 chickens. Of course, any local retailer such as Walmart, Target, or your local hardware store would carry them as well. The plastic planter bases cost around $5.00 – $10.00. I made a 5-gallon feeder and waterer using two 5-gallon buckets I got for free at our local grocery store – usually the bakery or deli section – and two 20-inch plastic planter bases. The farm stores all carry a nice selection of chicken feeders and water containers but they can be rather expensive. You basically just need some glue to hold the fittings together, and a hack saw to cut the plastic piping to the correct length and that’s it! 5 Gallon Chicken Feeder But it will save you a lot of money to buy the pipes at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. You can make these feeders yourself or buy them online. Here are a few ideas to help eliminate, or at least reduce, the amount of chicken feed spilled on the floor from those crazy birds!
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