Today we are building a DIY PVC rabbit feeder so we can free up some time on the homestead! We try to make our farm as smooth as possible by making the chores simple and quick!
That's very good I was also thinking about the same design. That's very much practical I will also upload the video which I will make in this regard. Good job.
I'd love to do something like this. But I wish I could come up with a rabbit an automatic rabbit FEEDER rather than a FAT-NER. I really want to get meat rabbits. But I'd also love to be able to go on vacation with my family. This will reliably keep them alive and it works great for the chickens. I just wish there was some way to limit what they eat.
@Colez Yeah.. they have dog and cat food feeders with timers. I didn't finish my chicken coop before winter. But once that's done I'll get rabbits. I just need a plan so they can be self sufficient for a week or so in case I ever want to go somewhere.
Hi! I was looking for rabbit feeder ideas and came across your video… This looks like a great option for my rabbit. Have you had to adjust it at all since making this? I’d have to use metal wire instead of zip ties because my female might just chew those zip ties lol.
Its pretty good, rabbits haven't chewed anything on the feeder. I made it too high so it's hard to pour from the top. I have 3 breeder females and there litters at times, so if I were to do it again ide adjust the volume so it would hold a full bag. The food holds up in the 90 so the length of feeder is not necessary
nice idea , but a question now - after almost 8 months of [roceeding this idea - does the rabbits damage the plastic by thier sharp teeths? a rule you have to remember always when you growing rabbits for breeding is no plastic and no wood in their cage, simply , they wil eat it.
There is not one chew mark on the plastic. I guess they rather eat what's in it. We give them branches to chew on and they prefer that, thanks for watching!
The trough at the bottom does not need to be as long. The feed holds up a bit in the 90 but comes out as they eat. 2 can eat at a time, but if you keep it full, its never a rush to the feeder like if you feed them daily. If I did it again I may go one size up on the 90? Depends how many rabbits your feeding. I have 4 at the moment but had 3 does with 2 liters in a 10x10 and used this feeder and I'm happy with it. Thanks for wAtching!
@@truenorthhaven7676 thanks for the response, just curios does it hold a whole 40lb bag? how long does it last between refils with your set up. I am torn between this design or adding extension tops on traditional j feeders. I did the math and if i build 12 inch extension on a 9 inch j feeder it should about 10lbs of food or 1.6 gallons of volume. my end goal is to have a hole bag in there not sure if can do that with a pipe since my cages are off the ground . . . also i am concerned about they chewing plastic. do you ever have any issues with that?
@@mikeriverajr4447 sorry did t see this till now. It doesn't hold a full bag. We usually put a bucket full and lasts a week with 4 rabbits. I just used material I had lying around. If I were to do it different ide make the feeding part shorter, and one size up on the 90 maybe. The plastic has never been chewed in 7 months.
I realize that this is three year old video so I don't know if the producer is still following this, but my question has less to do with the feeder than the rabbit house. Do you not have trouble with the rabbits burrowing out of the rabbit house OR varmints digging in and killing the rabbits?
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Great design! I would recommend using a "sweep" 90 instead of an "elbow" 90 to help with the clogging
A 45 degree elbow might work better for letting the feed down.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the video. I'll make something similar to yours. Now I have an excuse to buy a angle grinder lol 😀
That's very good I was also thinking about the same design. That's very much practical I will also upload the video which I will make in this regard. Good job.
Thanks, really nice
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I'd love to do something like this. But I wish I could come up with a rabbit an automatic rabbit FEEDER rather than a FAT-NER.
I really want to get meat rabbits. But I'd also love to be able to go on vacation with my family. This will reliably keep them alive and it works great for the chickens. I just wish there was some way to limit what they eat.
Timers? For a timed feeding?
@Colez Yeah.. they have dog and cat food feeders with timers. I didn't finish my chicken coop before winter. But once that's done I'll get rabbits. I just need a plan so they can be self sufficient for a week or so in case I ever want to go somewhere.
@@MichaelSmith-ku7ki yea expensive if you have many cages though aye, is someone house sitting not an option
Hey what about making harder to eat nuggets of food? So they need to work a little harder for it to last longer, maybe experiment
Hi! I was looking for rabbit feeder ideas and came across your video… This looks like a great option for my rabbit. Have you had to adjust it at all since making this? I’d have to use metal wire instead of zip ties because my female might just chew those zip ties lol.
Its pretty good, rabbits haven't chewed anything on the feeder. I made it too high so it's hard to pour from the top. I have 3 breeder females and there litters at times, so if I were to do it again ide adjust the volume so it would hold a full bag. The food holds up in the 90 so the length of feeder is not necessary
@@truenorthhaven7676 thank you 👍
nice idea , but a question now - after almost 8 months of [roceeding this idea - does the rabbits damage the plastic by thier sharp teeths?
a rule you have to remember always when you growing rabbits for breeding is no plastic and no wood in their cage, simply , they wil eat it.
There is not one chew mark on the plastic. I guess they rather eat what's in it. We give them branches to chew on and they prefer that, thanks for watching!
how is it holding up? does it jam in the bend when filled to the top?
The trough at the bottom does not need to be as long. The feed holds up a bit in the 90 but comes out as they eat. 2 can eat at a time, but if you keep it full, its never a rush to the feeder like if you feed them daily. If I did it again I may go one size up on the 90? Depends how many rabbits your feeding. I have 4 at the moment but had 3 does with 2 liters in a 10x10 and used this feeder and I'm happy with it. Thanks for wAtching!
@@truenorthhaven7676 thanks for the response, just curios does it hold a whole 40lb bag? how long does it last between refils with your set up. I am torn between this design or adding extension tops on traditional j feeders. I did the math and if i build 12 inch extension on a 9 inch j feeder it should about 10lbs of food or 1.6 gallons of volume. my end goal is to have a hole bag in there not sure if can do that with a pipe since my cages are off the ground . . . also i am concerned about they chewing plastic. do you ever have any issues with that?
@@mikeriverajr4447 sorry did t see this till now. It doesn't hold a full bag. We usually put a bucket full and lasts a week with 4 rabbits. I just used material I had lying around. If I were to do it different ide make the feeding part shorter, and one size up on the 90 maybe. The plastic has never been chewed in 7 months.
Is that sunflower seeds? U feed sunflower seeds to your rabbit?
Rabbit pellets, mostly alfalfa
I have to install this for my rabbits they are wasting a lot of food
May I suggest a remote microphone this was very difficult to hear
I realize that this is three year old video so I don't know if the producer is still following this, but my question has less to do with the feeder than the rabbit house. Do you not have trouble with the rabbits burrowing out of the rabbit house OR varmints digging in and killing the rabbits?