DIY Chicken Feeder

There are many money saving tips for raising chickens.  One of these is making your own feeders and waterers.  As the chickens grow they will need a larger feeder.  I knew it was time for a bigger feeder because my chickens would continuously knock over the feeder and fight for food.  Also the feeder for the most part was empty when I checked on them.

So an easy way to make a feeder is using either an aluminum pie dish or a metal pie dish.  The metal one will stand up against the elements and the chickens longer but can be harder to make.  I had an aluminium pie dish handy and a large yogurt container.  First I cut notches in the yogurt container to let the food come out the bottom into the pan. At first I couldnt figure out how to connect the two. However, I just slit two holes in the bottom to let the top of the yogurt container fit in place.  Take a look at the photos- I know visuals always help me!

You can just slide the top of the yougurt container part that isnt cut into the hole and it will fit and stay in place if you do at least two cuts in the pan.  Be careful not to make it too big or food will go out the bottom.  This is the first time I made this- this is the first time we have actually raised chickens!

For now I put some medical tape I had on hand on the top because it was sharp and I didnt want the chickens to get cut.  Duck tape will also work very well.