How to make an automatic feeder for chickens with your own hands?

The occupation of breeding a household takes a considerable amount of time and implies the need for cash investments for the owners. The main problem that takes a lot of time from the owners of chickens is feeding them. Products offered by the market, although easy to use, but have a high cost. A self-made auto-feeder will help everyone who saves their finances.

The principle of the auto feeder with a timer

These devices can be of different types, but they are based on the same principle of operation.

Thanks to the work of feeders, food is given to chickens in an automatic way., precisely in the volume that was used by birds. Its other part is contained in the individual compartment of the mechanism.

The dignity of the auto feeder is not only in the continuous supply of birds with food, but also in its protection from scattering and disintegration during the precipitation period. Also, these devices save food well, due to the correct dosing.

Attention is drawn to the automatic feeder, which can be programmed, as well as having a timer. Using the timer, it is possible to set the feed time. In the feeding mechanism there is a screw, the moved forage in the tray. Almost all models of devices with a timer have a backup battery and storage tank for the feed mixture. Feeding frequency is possible up to eight times, the break between them is also adjustable.

The feed compartment is perfectly protected due to the tightly closed lid. Due to the fact that the tray is removable it is very easy to clean. The main disadvantage of this device is a very high price.

Options for sale

In specialized stores and online stores it is possible to buy both simple devices, for example, bunker, and high-tech devices with a timer and the function of scattering feed.

The cost of simple varies from five hundred to one and a half thousand rubles, and the second will cost five to six times more expensive.

The material of these devices is different: from ABS plastic (cost about six and a half thousand rubles) and to steel with powder coating (eight and a half thousand rubles).

Where to begin?

Automatic feeder really make their own hands from a variety of materials. Basically, wood, plywood or plastic are most often used.

In order to make your own self-feeder the following materials and tools are needed:

• plywood sheet;
• bars of wood;
• furniture bolts;
• loops - 2 pcs .;
• saw for wood;
• drill drill;
• pencil;
• roulette.

BUT The following materials are needed for making a bunker feeder with your own hands. and tools:

• plastic container (volume from five to ten liters), while the bunker function can be performed by a bucket, bottle or other type of container (how to make the feeder for chickens out of a plastic 5 liter bottle, read here);
• excellent ground knife;
• the plane with a side;
• nails;
• self-tapping screws;
• wire.

How to do it yourself?

With dispenser

When all materials are prepared, you can proceed to production. The procedure is as follows:

1. On the sheet of plywood you need to draw the details of the design. There should be seven of them:
   • front part - two rectangles 28 * 29 centimeters and 7 * 29 centimeters;
   • cover - a rectangle of 26 * 29 centimeters;
   • side walls - two pieces height of 40 centimeters, the upper edge of 26 centimeters and the lower edge of 29 centimeters;
   • bottom - a rectangle 29 * 17 centimeters;
   • rear wall - 41 * 29 centimeters.
2. Carefully cut out the details.
3. Next, make an electric drill holes for screws in the attachment points.
4. In order to make the feeder's surface safe for chickens, sandblast all the parts.
5. Assemble the structure. It must be remembered that the front top and rear walls should be located relative to the horizontal at an angle of 15 degrees.
6. Screw the top cover to the hinges of the side walls.

Watch a video on how to make a poultry feeder from plywood for chickens with your own hands:

Bunker model

1. At the beginning it is necessary to choose the tank to which the feed mixture will be added, as well as the lower part.
2. As a tray it is possible to use a lid that has edges or any container for growing seedlings.
   It is necessary that the bottom diameter was larger by 20-30 centimeters, in contrast to the feed hopper.
3. Next, you need to cut a semicircular hole with a radius of about 4-5 centimeters, for each compartment, with a knife.
4. Then use screws to connect both parts of the parts.
5. In order for the feeder to have the right location at the required level and to ensure maximum comfort for the birds, nails and long wire should be used. In the case of the complete absence of the need for this, the bird feeder came out quite strong and stable, it is enough to put it in the hen house on the floor.

A photo

Next you can see the photo., which presents the original ideas of self-made feeders self-made:

How to use?

All these devices, made independently or purchased in stores, are designed to feed the birds when they fully eat it.

The poultry breeder is obliged to add food all the time for his winged pets to the specially designated place, that is, to the compartment in which the food is added in batches. This place must be firmly closed - this will save all food from fast eating it with all birds, especially lush, for example, Andalusian breeds of chickens, and will prevent food from scattering throughout the chicken coop.

Tips

To the bird rushing and not getting fat, you should not overfeed it too often. In order for the bird not to hurt and always be in excellent condition, it is necessary to observe its proper diet. To date There is a wide variety of poultry feeds..

Meat will be juicy and soft, and eggs will be healthy and micronutrient rich if the bird gets proper and healthy food. It is very important to observe proper nutrition in birds. Although it is necessary all the time to feed the bird, but still there are situations when it is necessary to limit the dose of food in chickens. Most often, the need for such a procedure arises when eggs form in chickens.

It is not allowed to lay eggs in young chickens, since these birds can have serious health problems. If chickens have problems with bones or their structure, then this indicates that its nutrition is poor quality or monotonous.

Conclusion

Among the poultry farmers, the automatic feeding trough has been a big popularity and love for a long time. It is better not to use too expensive production models in small business enterprises, since they may turn out to be rather ineffective.

It should not be prematurely upset. It is always possible to make an automatic feeder for your birds at home, and this is done quite simply. In creating it yourself, there are two advantages: you can make it to your taste, color and spend a minimum of money on it.

Watch the video: The best DIY chicken feeder - keep feed dry and safe from rodents and birds (April 2024).