DRY MASH HOPPER NO. 2
This model is constructed very much like the hopper already described with the exception of the four compartments which provide for a balanced ration for the chickens. It is not nailed to the wall but rests on the floor.
Materials:
12-1/2' poplar.
1 lb. 6-penny nails.
8 3/4" No. 8 screws.
1 pair of 1-1/2" steel butts.
1 oz. No. 16 wire staples.
12" of No. 4 mesh wire 36" wide.
Dimensions:
Body: 2 pieces 1" thick × 6" wide × 2' 8" long to be used as sides of the hopper.
1 piece 1" thick × 6" wide × 16" long to be used as bottom of the hopper.
1 piece 1" thick × 1' 8" wide × 2' 8" long to be used as back of hopper.
2 pieces 1" thick × 2" wide × 1' 8" long and 1" thick × 6" wide × 1' 8" long to be used as the lid of the hopper.
1 piece 1" thick × 1' 8" wide × 2' long to be used as front of hopper.
3 pieces 1" thick × 6" wide × 2' 6" long to be used as partitions for making the equal compartments in the hopper.
Trough: 2 pieces 1" thick × 4" wide × 10" long to be used as ends of trough.
2 pieces 1" thick × 4" wide × 1' 8" long to be used as front and back of trough.
3 pieces 1" thick × 4" wide × 4" long to be used as partitions in the trough, making four equal compartments.
Directions:
Nail the two end pieces (1" × 6" × 2' 8") to the bottom piece (1" × 6" × 16" ). Then nail the back piece (1" × 1' 8" × 2' 8") and the front piece (1" × 1' 8" × 2' 4") to the ends of the hopper. Nail the partitions (1" × 6" × 2' 6") to the back and front of the hopper making four equal compartments.
The trough is made by nailing the two end pieces (1" × 4" × 10") to the side of the hopper. Nail the front (1" × 4" × 1' 8") and the back (1" × 4" × 1' 8") to the ends of the trough. The partitions (1" × 4" × 10") are nailed to the front and back of the trough, making four equal compartments. Cover the opening in the front of the trough with 12" of No. 4 mesh wire 36" wide.
