Here is the recipe to make 4 of your own gravity fed feeders for less than $150! Thanks to Big Red Outdoors for the information!
Materials needed:
- 2 ten foot pieces of 6″ PVC (Sewer) pipe
- 1 ten foot piece of 4″ PVC (Sewer) pipe
- 4 adapters (6″ down 4″)
- 4 six inch end caps
- PVC primer and glue
- 1 can of black flat paint
- 2 cans of brown flat paint
- 2 cans of primer paint
Directions for construction:
- Cut flared ends off of 6″ PVC pipe
- Then cut the remaining pipe in 1/2
- Take 4″ PVC flared end and make a 45 degree cut on that end
- Take the 4″ PVC and cut into 2 1/2′ sections
- Cut the 45 degree on the other 3 remaining 4″ PVC pipes
- Take 6″ to 4″ adapters and PVC primer and prime inside both ends
- Take each of your 6″ sections, prime one end with PVC glue (approximately 2″ on the outside of pipe)
- Apply PVC glue to 6″ adapter
- Apply PVC glue to 6″ primed pipe end
- Join the adapter and 6″ piece together
- Follow same steps for attaching 4″ PVC to adapter
- Do same steps to all other pieces and when you have all 4 feeders put together, prime with plastic primer (spray can).
- Apply flat brown paint to all feeders
- Once dry, apply flat black and spray around to create camouflage look (make sure you paint the end caps(while not on feeder))
- Once dry, off to field and fill with Double Lung Outdoors Massive 40 and watch em grow!
