Chicken Feeder!

Ok, I did it. Took me about 45 minutes and cost me about 5$ more, but man this is cool. To make this chicken feeder you need a 32 gallon plastic trash can (12.98), A concrete Mixing tray(4.98), Two sticks of all thread (1.79 each), four nuts and four washers (1.00). I spent about 22$ total on this, but it will save ALOT of work for me.

To start, you mark off your quarters. I used the center injection point to mark straight across the bottom of the trash can. Then I used a piece of paper to get my 90 degree angles.

After you mark it out, drill holes at each of the lines. They should be approximately the same size as your all thread. I used 5/16 inch all thread. Measure down about an inch from the top and then drill through the sides of the can.

Next, mark the center of each side of the concrete tray or tub that you have. Mark your drill point about 2 inches from the top of the tray. This will help keep them from throwing the feed out and wasting it.

Now you mark the sections you are going to cut out. Leave a large strip in the middle. There are no exact measurements for this one. I used the indentations on the bottom of my can as a reference.

Now put the all thread through the bottom, put a washer and nut on one side, pull it snug, lop off the excess with a hack saw, put a washer and a nut on the other side, repeat, and your done!

The only thing that puzzeled me until I built that, was how the food got out. I didn't realize from the other pictures that the trash can is actually held off the bottom of the tub by the all thread. There's about a 2 inch gap between the bottom of the can and the bottom of the tub. That is why you drill four holes in the cross strip and use wire ties to hold it to the all thread. This keeps it from warping under the weight of the feed and allows room for the feed to gravity feed to the bottom tray. His blog said it held 250 lbs of feed, but mine holds three 50lb bags. Maybe his trash can had more room. Just don't overestimate the amount of feed you can hold. Good luck!