The Copper Creek Clucker Club
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They're beautiful..I can't believe we have 51 pages of chickens on an e-cig forum....
The page isn't right without a new Spud picture. She's just getting in her new feathers, so she'll be able to see for a little longer. 
Think I'm going to make one of these and see if they work. They need to be placed chest shoulder high.
I come bearing pictures of how to make this feeder with a 90-degree street elbow (hub & spigot) per LoneOak's instructions. (Hope I got it right!)
This is the street elbow with a hub end (the big part) and a spigot end (the narrower part with the flange). This method won't work with a plain 90-degree street elbow because the parts won't fit into one another at the end (you'll see) (EDIT: I was wrong about this, a regular street elbow without a flange will also work!). I had to check online before I purchased it because not all Home Depot's carry them. Here's a link to the product: http://www.homedepot.com/p/NIBCO-3-...Street-Elbow-C48072HD3/100347226#.UnBRP3BwpLc
I started by cutting off the hub end right where it meets the pipe. I didn't need to make another cut after this because after I had cut the hub off, the cut end was still a 90-degree angle to the spigot end, which would allow it to be parallel to the floor of the bucket after installation.
To determine where to cut my hole, I put a scrap piece of 1"x2" under the cut end of the elbow (to ensure the pipe is 3/4" off the floor of the bucket after installation) and traced the hole on the outside of the bucket.
After I cut my hole I put the spigot end (the narrow bit) through the hole. You can see below the flange doesn't allow it to move any farther outside the bucket, which is good.
Here you can see the spigot end coming out of the bucket and the hub that I will flip around and put over the spigot to keep the elbow from falling back in the bucket.
And here it is! No glue required, it's a tight fit. There's a little play in the elbow but it can't fall in or out of the bucket so it still works. I opted for the fancy screw-top for my bucket but if I had gone with a plain lid I could have made this for a total of $10 and about 15 minutes.
I come bearing pictures of how to make this feeder with a 90-degree street elbow (hub & spigot) per LoneOak's instructions. (Hope I got it right!)
This is the street elbow with a hub end (the big part) and a spigot end (the narrower part with the flange). This method won't work with a plain 90-degree street elbow because the parts won't fit into one another at the end (you'll see) (EDIT: I was wrong about this, a regular street elbow without a flange will also work!). I had to check online before I purchased it because not all Home Depot's carry them. Here's a link to the product: http://www.homedepot.com/p/NIBCO-3-...Street-Elbow-C48072HD3/100347226#.UnBRP3BwpLc
I started by cutting off the hub end right where it meets the pipe. I didn't need to make another cut after this because after I had cut the hub off, the cut end was still a 90-degree angle to the spigot end, which would allow it to be parallel to the floor of the bucket after installation.
To determine where to cut my hole, I put a scrap piece of 1"x2" under the cut end of the elbow (to ensure the pipe is 3/4" off the floor of the bucket after installation) and traced the hole on the outside of the bucket.
After I cut my hole I put the spigot end (the narrow bit) through the hole. You can see below the flange doesn't allow it to move any farther outside the bucket, which is good.
Here you can see the spigot end coming out of the bucket and the hub that I will flip around and put over the spigot to keep the elbow from falling back in the bucket.
And here it is! No glue required, it's a tight fit. There's a little play in the elbow but it can't fall in or out of the bucket so it still works. I opted for the fancy screw-top for my bucket but if I had gone with a plain lid I could have made this for a total of $10 and about 15 minutes.
14 of the 27 mixed Bantams hatched. Ok for shipped eggs. Read that only about 50% hatch rate from shipped eggs. 5 Olive eggers and 17 Marans went into lockdown.
Pics when you get a chance please! I haven't pulled any eggs for hatching this year. yet. I have Elvis (polish/egger roo) in with my layers.
Coop space. I have 7 Jersey Giant roos growing out in the coop/run that I need for babies.
Ya but I could feed one for a lot less than I'm paying for hatching eggs.
Drott's dog shack on the move.
Drott's dog shack on the move.
Very true. Come and get one, I have Elvis and 6 available JG roos. I'm keeping one for breeding.
Thanks for the offer. But still have 5 dozen on the incubator. With the 14 that just hatched I'll pronely be over run with Roos soon.
Drott's dog shack on the move.
Drott's dog shack on the move.
Hopefully you have better luck with the ratio than I do. Two hatches in a row I had 6 roos for each pullet. My freezer is full though.
OMG, I'm having Chick Days at the General Store. Guess who keeps left over chicks?
They all look the same in my pics. But here they are click to enlarge.
14 Bantams
5 Easter eggers and 14 Marans
5 Easter eggers and 14 Marans
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