50$ Chicken Coop
Build this awesome chicken coop and get all accessories you need for pennies on the dollars! Raising chicken is a great way to increase your self-sufficiency. They produce meat, eggs, feather and manure. Food for you and your garden. And chicken control all the pests in your garden!
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Chicken Nesting Box With 5 Gallons Bucket
Turn 5 gallons buckets into nesting boxes. It’s so easy! Check it out here.
Egg laying chickens should have a comfortable place to sit and nest if you don’t want them to lay eggs here and there and everywhere. All pre-made chicken coops or chicken coop plans will include 12″x12″x12″ nesting boxes (one cubic foot), which is considered to be big enough for all sizes of laying hen.
A standard 5 gallon plastic bucket has a radius of 5.5″ and a depth of 14″, making its volume 0.76 cubic feet, which is close enough to keep most breeds of chicken happy!
Chicken Feeder
You will need:
- 5 gallon bucket (lid is optional)
- Nuts and bolts
- Plastic saucer with vertical sides (14″ seems good)
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Chicken Waterer
- Five gallon plastic bucket
- Lid with a spigot (or standard lid with a rubber seal will work too)
- Flat rubber plumbing washers
- Nuts and bolts
- Tiny rubber gaskets
- 14″ plant pot saucer
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Looking for more ideas? Check out this great book by Bill Keene.
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