Make An Inexpensive Poultry Feeder
Making
a poultry feeder from a five-gallon bucket is easy and very inexpensive. All you
need is:
- 5-gallon bucket with the lid and handle
- 12-1/4" bolts
- 12-1/4" nuts
- 4-4" pieces of perforated galvanized strap
First remove the lid and the handle from the bucket and set aside for future
use. Cut 2" from the bottom of the bucket to form the food tray. Cut the
top part of the bucket off just below the supporting ribs. 
Make
one cut straight down on the remaining bucket, this will serve as the food
cylinder. Overlap the food cylinder to form a tube 1-1/2" smaller in
diameter than the food tray, drill and bolt the cylinder together with four of
the 1/4" bolts and nuts.
Next
bolt the food tray and the cylinder together using the remaining bolts and the
four galvanized straps. Be sure you evenly space the straps around the tray and
cylinder while allowing for a 1" gap between the bottom of the cylinder and
the bottom of the food tray. This will allow the food to flow evenly and not
overflow the food tray. The lid and handle are attached by drilling two holes in
the cylinder and two holes in the top of the lid. Feed the handle through the
lid and attach to the cylinder. The lid can slide up and down the handle for
filling. The only part of the bucket not used is the upper supporting rib
section.