Archeryrob's Chickens

With the dimensions I used this feeder easily holds 10 gallons of feed. The slide ramp at the bottom always keeps the food moving from top to bottom and there is never a place for old food to rest and get wasted. This can hold enough feeder for 20 or chickens all week. There is a view port to be able to see how full the feeder is and this is mounted on the wall opposite the nesting boxes so we can check feed while collecting eggs. Here is the link to my blog post on making one. https://archeryrob.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/large-wall-mount-chicken-feeder/ Here is the link to the thread on Backyard Chickens were JT Thorton made the original design. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/feeder-build.1208719/

This shows a manually activated, automatically locking chicken coop door that you can raise and lowered from outside the coop and run and will lock when lowered at night. It is made with simple supplies you could have laying around.

This video shows a larger 15 gallon chicken waterer with horizontal nipples that will keep 24 chickens in water for a week. We normally use apple cider vinegar in it for two weeks and then 1/2 a tablespoon of bleach to 15 gallons to kill algae on the third week. Then back to ACV the next week. A stock tank heater in the bottom in the winter and these nipples do not freeze as the water cups do, but the chickens waste more water with them, but water is free from my well. Blog link on this topic https://archeryrob.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/large-chicken-waterer-or-drinker/ Products used 15 gallon barrel - https://amzn.to/3gHn2sj Horizontal nipples - https://amzn.to/3mh60Cy Water heater - https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Products-Ultimate-Stock-Deicer/dp/B002QXN1H8/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1UKEQ3TMLFMZ0&dchild=1&keywords=stock%2Btank%2Bheater&qid=1607819472&sprefix=stock%2Btank%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-4&th=1 The links above are of products I use in the video. You are not required to click any of the links or buy any of the products. I make a small amount from Amazon links if used and nothing from the other ones. You will not pay any extra at amazon and I am only earned money on the referral of the product. I use every product shown.