help with a quail feeder

[tylerfire]

anybody got pics,plans, or ideas for a diy quail feeder?

[BrianL]

Hmm I'll try and find some pics, but a 55 gallon drum, 4" square holes cut around bottom, funnel inside barrel that dumps into an 4" PVC pipe with 1" holes cut in bottom of PVC pipe. Make sense?

[BrianL]

Couple more tips: put down 4'x4' hogwire panel, then use tpost to secure to ground. This feeder works for turkey and quail. All smaller feeders I made just for quail were destroyed by hogs.

Drill a few holes in bottom so it won't collect water

Put on a mound or high spot so it won't set in water

Try to put under some cover so hawks won't hang out waiting for lunch.

[Robby Brown]

http://www.outbackfeeders.com/quail.htm

We made some like this (top pic of the link) but square and with out the water collector. Hogs haven't got in em yet.

[tylerfire]

thanks for the info. A buddy of mine (who has a pool cleaning business) said he uses 50# chemical buckets (cleaned out of course) w/1" holes drilled around the bottom. He puts 1/4" wire mesh inside to hold the feed inside, just enough to let the birds peck out the seed and let some spiil out as they peck at it, and hid them in the brush or under cedar trees. I was just wanting to hear some more ideas. I think i'll try his idea with a 55 gallon drum.

[BosqueTech]

I tried to make some out of PVC, but the moisture clogged them weekly. Dr. Dale Rollins, Mr. Quail, has a site http://www.quailresearch.org/ I belive there is some feeder info here. Honestly, we started mixing a bag of milo or 2 in our feeders. Not only does it feed the quail but the turkeys and other song birds. Good luck.

[Chapo]

Use a 55 gallon metal drum. Around the bottom drill 1/4" holes about 12" apart. Insert a punch or screwdriver into the holes from the outside. Lift up to create a lip on the upper part of the hole. This will keep water from running down the side and getting into the grain. Set the barrel on an old car or truck rim. A 15" rim works the best. Then take three t-posts and drive around the barrel to form a triangle and wire together above the top of the barrel. This will keep cattle and pigs from tipping the feeder over. I have made many of these over the years and they are by far the simplest and best quail feeder I have come across. The feeders work best with milo but wheat can be used as well.

[tylerfire]

thanks. good info