Chicken Feeder
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Description
Goal
Reduce direct access to feed to minimize waste.
Solution
The 3D printed part should be mounted inside a container with straight walls.
Depending on the size and shape of the container, multiple feeding points can be set up.
Fixing is done with flat-head wood screws.
Notes
Completely avoiding feed spills is practically impossible, so I intentionally prefer to limit the number of available openings.
Over the past two months, I've experimented with a version having a single feeding point for 18 chickens: it works, although managing it becomes less convenient after refilling the container. In any case, spilled feed is almost always recovered by the chickens nearby.
The opening is designed to allow even adult animals to comfortably insert their heads.
Mounting height is not crucial: it's convenient if they don't have to bend down too much, but in practice, no chicken has shown difficulty.
What really matters is that they can reach the food — sometimes they even do it by sitting on the ground.
License
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