Making a poultry feeder from a five-gallon bucket is easy and very inexpensive. All you need is:

• 5-gallon bucket with the lid and handle
• 12-1/4" bolts
• 12-1/4" nuts
• 4-4" pieces of perforated galvanized strap

First remove the lid and the handle from the bucket and set aside for future use.

Cut 2" from the bottom of the bucket to form the food tray.

Cut the top part of the bucket off just below the supporting ribs.

Make one cut straight down on the remaining bucket, this will serve as the food cylinder. Overlap the food cylinder to form a tube 1-1/2" smaller in diameter than the food tray, drill and bolt the cylinder together with four of the 1/4" bolts and nuts.

Next bolt the food tray and the cylinder together using the remaining bolts and the four galvanized straps. Be sure you evenly space the straps around the tray and cylinder while allowing for a 1" gap between the bottom of the cylinder and the bottom of the food tray. This will allow the food to flow evenly and not overflow the food tray.

The lid and handle are attached by drilling two holes in the cylinder and two holes in the top of the lid. Feed the handle through the lid and attach to the cylinder. The lid can slide up and down the handle for filling.

The only part of the bucket not used is the upper supporting rib section.