Crafty people are coming out of the woodwork nowadays. Funny thing is, I don't call it being crafty. I call it trying not to spend so much money on stuff that I can make myself. So basically, I used my garbage this morning to make some easy feeders because I didn't want to spend $11-12 each on feeders when I can make them for nothing.
Now, to be completely honest, I'm not a builder. That is my husband's forte, no mine. But hubby was at work and I needed them done so I attempted to start the project on my own. I scrounged through the junk drawer (I know you know what that is) to find some lose screws that might be taking up space in there. I grabbed what I could find. After a minute of trying to get a screw into the 2x4 with a screwdriver, it wasn't moving. So I looked at it and realized that the "screw" I was using had a flat tip on it....also known as a bolt. Oops. Yeah, like I said, I'm not a builder. Yes, it's an easy project, but apparently it does require a little more brains than I had this morning. So I called my sister and she brought over her drill and helped me out. Thank you, Mindy!!!
Here's what I used for one feeder:
A few spare minutes
Scrap board that's just a little longer and wider than the bottle you're using
I hooks (the screw-in hooks with a loop on the end to hang stuff)
Easter Egg dying cup
20 oz drink bottle
One screw
Clothesline string
Look around the house and see what you already have. You may not have the exact same stuff that I used, but surely you have stuff that can be used to serve the same purpose.
So here's what I/we did:
You can use a drill bit for this step, but I didn't have one, so we (Mindy) used a screw. She used the drill to screw the screw in to make the holes. The arrows show where the holes were made.
One screw was used to hold the Easter Egg dying cup in place at the bottom of the board. Four holes on the sides above the cup to hold the bottle in place with a string. One hole on the very top of the board to attach a string for hanging to feeder up. Make sure the bottom screw will allow the bottle neck to hang inside the cup, otherwise the contents will overflow out of the cup.
Next, attach your hooks by screwing them into the holes you made with the screw or drill bit.
Now attach the bottle with string to support the bottle and keep it in place. Tie the string to the hooks on each side of the bottle.
Fill your new feeder with grit or oyster shells and hang in a place where your chickens can easily reach it.
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