This is exactly what I have been wanting to build for our layers but haven’t been able to find any very good instructions. Thanks for a great video!

i know this vid is 5 years old, im late to the game, but a french cleat on the back to attach it to your tractor/coop would eliminate the problem of the hinges on back. it would also make it easier to move or remove if you choose. Great work on all your designs Pete, appreciate you sharing them.

Great job. You had me at, “I usually don’t build with plans”.

Yup. Thats exactly the kind of feeder I want to build. I have three large hens. Would like to be able to fill the feeder once a week, instead of every day.

Thank you so much for this video!! I have literally been searching the web for something I liked and I woke up this morning and had this similar idea in my head but not quite near as good as yours .. Very much appreciate it thank you so much

Great design Pete

I am inspired. Love the fact that it holds an entire bag of feed. I'm building a new, bigger coop since I'm upping the flock from 2 to 15 so anything to ease the work load and make it a little more efficient. Thanks for the video! 👍

Thank you so much for sharing this great build. I built 4 of these already, 2 for my brooder and 2 for my chicken wagon. 50lbs and 80lbs capacity. And if anyone's wondering, you can also use 1/2" plywood rather than 3/4" for the entire build. Works just as great and it's lighter.

Well now I’m super excited. We just finished the 12x24 run using your design, but I hadn’t seen feeder ideas I liked. I’ve watched all the builds from buckets and trash cans to pvc pipe and it just wasn’t working for me. This feeder is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing.

I love the feeder!!! That's great.

I'm so glad your video is still made available to view. I needed something geniously made to solve my future problems with chicken feeders ie, which one be the best performer and less hasell with time feeding every other day etc. My plan is to be homesteading by year 2021. Your video has inspired me to copy your method. It's very sufficient and I can extend its feeding capacity to a larger feeder per number of chickens. Thank you for your great idea. You are truly self made!

This was an excellent feeder i've seen many made but I like this one the best brilliant thank you Pete for the video

Great video, clean, simple and very effective feeder. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing! I'm building one just like this for my pigeons

I've just found your site lately. My daughter now has chickens and still learning what works best for them. So much of what you discuss is worth passing along to her. If she'll take the advice...LOL.

Nice Pete. Your chickens are going to have it made in the shade!!

Nice design! Thanks for sharing.

Nice coup! I love the swings for the chickens :)

I like the design !! Should I ever build something like it, I would fit it into the wall and fill it from the outside. Thank You !!

Thanks Pete for the idea. I believe I might make one twice as wide & half as tall to give more birds space at the trough.

Great design. Thank for sharing.

Pete the whole outfit is built very nice, I like it!

what a nice workshop

Pete’s buffet home run ! Gona build one for my coop like the idea an the look thankyou brother

Like this feeder ... I’ve made these for cattle feeders but never thought about a small one the chickens

Thanks my friend, im from Malaysia. I will follow your idea to build my chicken feeder

great job! Im gona make one backwards and hang it on the outside of my coop lol love your coop and run!

Thank you so much best feeder I have ever had

Nice idea !!

very cool, Good Job

Thanks for the idea bro. I like it more than the PVC way.. like this we can have wat more feed in it..

Thanks for the idea. I made mine a little bigger but the same way. Thanks

Thanks for sharing Pete, now a copy (made of phenolic resin coated plywood for better grain slippin) feeds my chickens here in Hanau/Germany. Best regards. Peter

Smart man and smart chickens. IIIII LIKE IT.

Best design ever.

great videos pete

Well done.

I like,for me is the best chicken feeder thanks.

Great Idea.Thank you.

This is just about exactly what I plan on doing, I’ve already made something similar out of a 15 gallon round drum, I can put about a bag and a half in it and it last 2 weeks give or take, only problem is I want something more compact against the wall, I’ll make one like this one, probably only 8” out but 24” wide, maybe a center divider for support

Hi Pete, Like your feeder. Nice job, too. I'll build from your Idea .Birds are wasting to much feed with these commercial ones. Thanks.

With all respect, french cleat mounting of your great feeder is all I will modify for my application. Thanks for sharing your idea.

Great feeder

Thanks so much for this video . Im.new to my chickens and have 5 and man do they waste alot. This will be my husbands project this week for my girls

thank you, I made a smaller version and made it out of cardboard

I have a metal feeder that is suppose to be waterproof but I want to build a shelter over it because mine is outside the coop. I'm going to TRY and make it like your design only like a lean to 3 sides and the hinged roof for easy filling. Thanks for posting

Thank you for great video.. made a bigger version for my newest hens (went 61" x 10" a d same height.. takes 2 50lbs bags with room to spare..would add pictures but doesn't allow me. Cheers from Canada

Good stuff. Looks tight enough that they won't sling the food everywhere.

Nice work there mate, the only issue I would maybe have with a bulk feeder like that is mice. I have found in the past with bulk feeders etc from my racing pigeons was it attracted mice . Your coop is off the ground so maybe no issue there, my coop sits on the ground so maybe a issue for me. Great job there the chooks love it ,they look very happy , thanks for sharing.

Very nice

Nice job thanks :)

gracias me sirvio mucho! desde argentina

best design

I had a Gravity Feeder. A 5 - 6 inch diameter PVC pipe, that held 50 lbs. The chickens ate ( and played with ) 2 -3 times as much feed. Sooo we put a gate with a timer on it.

I loooooooove your chsnnel😍😉 Greetings from Germany Love your country

Nice!!!!! I also made a new feeded..i did mine with the set in pvc elbows.....mine were wasting so much feed.

Put a slick metal on lid they slide off of it unable to purch on lid

To make your divider to prevent "digging and splashing" don't use plywood. Use Round Head Screws or Flat Head screws, 3 1/2" - 4" long. You want the thread-less shank to be just Under 2" long, and the rest threaded. Screw them in every 1 inch, starting 1/2" below the upper rim of the lower front plywood face. Drive the screws into the second panel, and continue on thru, until the head bottoms out on the front panel. The thread-less shank will span the feed opening, and the threaded part of the screws will extend inside of the feeder, which is no problem, since it's protected from the birds. Even better if the screw points just poke into the back wall, without going thru to the outside. The 1" spacing of the screw shanks is close enough to keep the chickens from splashing the feed, but wide enough to allow them to peck the grain. Simple, cheap, easy, and effective.

thank you, I made a smaller version and made it out of cardboard.

Just saw this project. Looks great! Did your chickens end up roosting on that back filler board?

Nice feeder

It works except for that one hen whose absolutely mesmerized by nice shiny objects😂

You need brushes at the front to control grain outlet.

A tin or plastic cover on your lid will reduce the hen's traction and slide them off to reduce their roosting on top.

I like the design I just wonder if it enables the chickens to over eat though.

Mine is alot like yours, except mine I fill from outside and just the feeding area is inside. Also mine holds like a hundred pounds... I feed my layers a mix 50/50 of layer crumble 20% and cracked corn ....

Sir Can you make a diy video of this feeder how did you made it👍

Great design Pete I really like it I watched almost all your videos but I’m wondering I see you have designed this about two years ago any problem or is it working perfect just a little update I just started gardening and I’m about to get some chicken

Great feeder ideal! Would a rooster with a large crown have any issues feeding? I went with a PVC tube and drilled out 2” holes. This wasn’t big enough for my rooster to reach in

What song is that at the end, I dig it? How's the Gravity feeder working for you Pete?

Good job Pete.what part of Texas are you located?I am in Corsicana TX.

Thanks for sharing. I think you could have made it higher, and instead of hinged top maybe a rest on cover. Still love the idea.

I love the look of that type of feeder but decided not to build it because I figured it would be too easy for bugs and mice to get in.

I read somewhere in a chicken book do you know why most plastic feeders and waterers have red on them because chickens can see red and they will go to the item that they know there's water and feed just a little trivia love your videos just came on today May 6 2019 I started in the beginning of your first video so far I love them all thanks a lot

Nice explanation!! But just wondering what's wrong with a pvc feeder that will hold plenty of feed. Thought it'd also be easier to clean off poop etc compared to wood?!

Again - you've gone to a lot of work for your birds! Nice! If you're still monitoring messages - did it work out long run or become a nuisance for maintenance and cleaning? I'll be close to the woods - I don't want to attract rodents with trapped feed.

How does this go for mice and rats? I have a metal sheet one the same and am very happy and got insured no problems with vermins. I like it but am in Australia!

how did u use the T bracket on the left side it was a little tight

I was wandering if you are still satisfied with your feeder. Did you make any changes to it? I really need to make a better feeder. I’m wasting too much feed😔

Have you realized anything about it since you made it that you would change? Design flaws? Choke points? Or are you overall happy with it? I’m going to make one this weekend. Also, I’m thinking of painting it so it’s more durable. Thoughts? Thanks!!

do you have a problem with it being so narrow? how many chickens can eat at one time - 3 or 4? I was thinking of building one like this but I was going to put a drop down lid to cover the feed at night.

How much would you charge for one of those. My neighbor has at the moment 12 chickens that i help with. It looks like an easy way to feed Also i noticed you had "dirt bath" Do you show how you made that?

How long does 50 lbs last and how many chickens do you have?

So how is it working as far as the chickens making a mess throwing the food all over the place. I would like to make a larger version.

Do mice get up in there?

Would it be Better. to cut 3 inch off the top of your led . then put 3 inch strip you cut off . on the top of your feeder led opening . then hing your led off of the 3 inch strip . then you can mount your feeder flat to the wall . & when you open your led to put your feed in it . you can let your led lay on the wall & it will stay open till you close it .

Did you think about hanging the feeder using a French cleat

Thanks for uploading a useful video, however, I cant see how this design will prevent rodents from enjoying chook food.

Nice feeder. Do mice and rats get into it?

Grate idea but at $35 a sheet I'll just get an extra feeder from the store

next time make the video actually making the feeder or any you building,

thank you, I made a smaller version and made it out of cardboard

thank you, I made a smaller version and made it out of cardboard.