Construction and installation
A sunny Sunday is all it takes to go shop for the needed tools and install the system.
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Drill a hole of the same size in the sidewall of the house exactly where the transport tunnel will come
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The transport block is installed in the corner of the house using L-shaped mounting plates. It is needed to drill a hole in the hardwood first where the screws will come because getting a standard screw in is impossible.
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The motor is be mounted against a large L-shape mounting plate that already had a slot of 10mm width where the shaft fits in. I had to add a small piece of wood because the part where the shaft came out was slight bigger then 10mm. |
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A small piece of tube and two clamps will firmly connect the spiral to the shaft of the motor.
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Close-up on the motor:
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This is the spiral connected to the motor:
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The spiral is passed through the tunnel and the motor is mounted so there is enough space to let the clamps turn freely. Because we used plastic tube to connect them, it can buffer any variations in the movement.
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At the sides of the transport block there is are two L-shaped mounting plates that were bend to a much bigger angle of about 165°. These will hold the side plate to create the food silo.
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 Inside the silo a triangle is installed to bring all the food to the transporter
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This is the system filled with food:
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Forum {beta}
November 9th, 2005 at 2:56
I’m all for making things easy. You can use chickens as part of a permaculture system, where the chickens fertalize, weed, and till the ground all at the same time. Best of all, minimal work for you. Move their pen, and you can plant next year’s crops there.
What could be better than letting them fend for themselves? Just check on their food every week or so, and get the eggs at your leisure.
January 19th, 2006 at 12:16
Well done mate.
I have been thinking about making one of these for a while.
I have experimented and failed thus far.
The loose spiral wire is brilliant.
March 12th, 2006 at 5:53
I would like to know more about the project eg. its layout please.
March 19th, 2006 at 22:25
tell me, why does this need a motor? why dont you just use gravity? what a waste of time… get a job you bum
May 7th, 2006 at 9:43
Cool idea. It’s a shame ’stevo’ is quick to stomp on your creativity.
I’m sure ’stevo’ has a website article showing his ambition, effort,
and dedication to turning his ideas into reality - yeah, right.
August 11th, 2006 at 1:14
Wow this is a really great project i’m hoping to make one myself!! The only things i’m slightly stuck
on is when you say copier motor well what exactly do you mean and did you buy or make the spiral if so
what name did it have! many thanks!
p.s this site is great and i find it 1st pages on google lots!
August 16th, 2006 at 19:22
This puts me in mind of a device I’d like to have for my chickens: an automatic coop door openercloser that would be triggered by light level. That awy I would be able to go away overnight knowing my hens would be shut up tight at night and let out at sunrise. Sadly I am mechanically deficient, so it remains a dream.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:36
Fantastic. I’ve made a chicken feeder where, when a chook steps onto a plate, a door opens giving the chook unlimited access to food. The closed door stops feral birds and mice from getting a free feed.
My next project is an automatic door that lets them out at midday and closes on dusk. Any body got a design (circuit diagram for a timer and LDR input)? I guess Stevo can’t read or conceptualize a basic concept.
December 23rd, 2006 at 16:02
Rob, I like the sound of that chook feeder where they stand on a plate to open the door. I bought something similar recently but getting the chooks used to it has been dificult. Some still run off as soon as the door opens as it opens quite quickly and makes a noise too. Would be interested in seeing a picture of yours if possible. Maybe it’s better than the one I have. Keep up the good work,
Gary. garyclark@slingshot.co.nz
September 2nd, 2007 at 12:10
Hi Tom : I love your ideia,and using the it I´m thinking that could solve my problem to feed two aviaries gages with cocktaiels and finchs that I have, when I went out of my house on weekends and hollydays.I intend to make a smaller one of this feeders working like yours. What do you think ?
Wilfredo