"Shop Vac" Chicken Feeder

Shop Vac Chicken Feeder LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment “Worn-out wet-dry vacs can be used to make low-cost chicken feeders ” says Victor Mathern Edgeley N Dak who converted an old 10-gal Shop-Vac model with a worn-out motor The motor was originally bolted into the top of the machine and formed part of the cover He removed the motor and covered the hole left in the cover by screwing on a piece of plywood Then he used a saber saw to make feeding ports cutting six 2-in sq slots into the perimeter of the vac about 4 in up from the bottom “I use it to feed a few chickens that I keep on my place The feed always stays dry even when it’s used outside ” says Mathern “I can still snap the cover on or off which makes it easy to fill ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Victor Mathern 8156 CR 33 Edgeley N Dak 58433 ph 701 709-0365; Vmath@drtel net

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