I cut the bottle feeder shorter than shown so the chicks could reach the feed at the bottom. Thread wire through two of the holes and hang the feeder at back-height of the chicken(s). With paper punch, punch holes along the top edge of each bottle.Ĭut a U-shaped notch in the front of the feeder. If the edge is sharp, file it down or use a flame (lighter, candle) to warm & melt the raw edge slightly to dull the sharp edge. For chicks, it’s best to cut each half even shorter so that they can reach the feed at the bottom of the bottle. Smooth out any rough or sharp edges with shears. Using utility shears or a serrated knife, cut a clean plastic bottle in half. (I recommend wire, not the string shown as string could be untied and eaten) a clean, plastic bottle with cap (water, soda, juice, etc.).Ready to build a chicken feeder with me? Blink and you’ll miss it! ![]() I wish I had a nickel for every time they knocked over their feeder. Thelma, Louise and Bertha graduated to the dog kennel in the chicken coop during the integration period. Calista Flockheart & Ally McBeak (Tolbunt Polish Frizzle hens) shared the dog kennelwith Blaze for a couple of weeks due to cabin-fever induced feather picking of their crests by flock members. ![]() Thelma & Louise, Dark Cornish pullets shared quarantine space next to Bertha.īlaze ( Black Copper Marans rooster) has been in the infirmary while his frostbitten comb healed. Bonus! It took me 3 minutes to make two chicken feeders from one bottle and I’m going to show you how! So, here are the ‘before’ pictures of the temporary basement residents:īertha, the Partridge Cochin we bought at the in January was in quarantine. ![]() If soda bottles could be hung as waterers, why not as feeders? I figured the chickens wouldn’t be able to kick bedding into them or poop in them as easily and they’d free up floor space too. For a variety of reasons including frostbite, quarantine, feather picking injuries and brooding new baby chicks, I have had a basement full of chickens in rabbit cages, dog kennels and pet carriers for months.Īs a result of the growing basement census, I found myself short on traditional chick feeders and while cleaning pine shavings out of the brooder feeder and filling the poultry nipple waterer, inspiration struck. I ran out of chicken feeders recently and had an ah-ha! moment that led me to create feeders from recycled plastic bottles.
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