Post by cjsholes on Mar 8, 2007 23:56:41 GMT -4
I made 4 feeders out of 4 inch PVC pipe in no time, and they work great. I have had no feed spoil and none of them have froze over yet this winter. here are the basic plans. I will post pics as soon as possible.
materials:
5' piece of 4 inch PVC
1 Y adaptor
2 caps
pipe adhesive
any strap of your choice, the cheaper ones that you just pull tight work great, I think a ratcheting would be overkill and wasted $
paint of your choice
bungees (optional)
Each feeder will hold 5 gallons of feed at once
1. glue the Y onto the bottom of the pipe so it Y's up, and the straight part of the Y is an extension of the straight pipe.
2. Drill several 1/8" holes in one of the caps
3. Glue the cap with holes onto the bottom of the Y
4. Spray paint (I used a grayish brown and a gray on very heavy and threw ashes from the wood burner on when it was still wet... Looks just like a tree!!!) The one I was a pic of originally was brown and stuck out like a sore thumb. Not that it really matters.
5. Fill the feeder, put the cap on and go strap it to a tree(I would recommend a few feet high to ensure that the drain holes wont freeze shut from the snow.) They are very stable with just one strap, but I used bungees on a few anyhow.
6. Refill (probably weekly) with a step ladder and a 5 gallon bucket. Very simple and productive.
I suppose you could use bigger pipe and hold quite a bit more feed, but they go together so fast, that I would rather have them be smaller and more mobile.
I have been using shelled corn, roasted soy beans and scratch grain. Since it has all pretty much been gone every weekend, I can't report what the deer have been preferring.
Feel free to ask questions if my plans weren't clear.
materials:
5' piece of 4 inch PVC
1 Y adaptor
2 caps
pipe adhesive
any strap of your choice, the cheaper ones that you just pull tight work great, I think a ratcheting would be overkill and wasted $
paint of your choice
bungees (optional)
Each feeder will hold 5 gallons of feed at once
1. glue the Y onto the bottom of the pipe so it Y's up, and the straight part of the Y is an extension of the straight pipe.
2. Drill several 1/8" holes in one of the caps
3. Glue the cap with holes onto the bottom of the Y
4. Spray paint (I used a grayish brown and a gray on very heavy and threw ashes from the wood burner on when it was still wet... Looks just like a tree!!!) The one I was a pic of originally was brown and stuck out like a sore thumb. Not that it really matters.
5. Fill the feeder, put the cap on and go strap it to a tree(I would recommend a few feet high to ensure that the drain holes wont freeze shut from the snow.) They are very stable with just one strap, but I used bungees on a few anyhow.
6. Refill (probably weekly) with a step ladder and a 5 gallon bucket. Very simple and productive.
I suppose you could use bigger pipe and hold quite a bit more feed, but they go together so fast, that I would rather have them be smaller and more mobile.
I have been using shelled corn, roasted soy beans and scratch grain. Since it has all pretty much been gone every weekend, I can't report what the deer have been preferring.
Feel free to ask questions if my plans weren't clear.