Mr. Rain reminds me of my Grandfather. Both are very clever men. My Grandmother would give Grandfather an idea of what she wanted and he would say "It can't be done." She would say "If anyone can do it, you can." Encouragement and faith in someone.... always a good idea. 👍👍

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

And that is how I feel about Mr. Rain, seems he can do anything he sets his mind to....or at least I set his mind to! haha

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Marie Schieler thanks for the encouragement. I would venture say our grand-folks were sharper. They did stuff like this out of necessity which hones the creative senses.

They seem to be pretty happy campers in their temporary/forever home.

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Tina's Tiny Living Tiny Family thanks for checking it out!

The feeder is such a great idea. So simple and so good.👍👍👍

I wish you made this video a few weeks ago before I bought my chick supplies! Great video!

Cardboard feeder...I LOVE it! Great job on a great idea. You're an inspiration.

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

It's A Wonderful Homestead glad you like it, they are already growing out of it.

What a cool and creative idea! Way to go Mr. Rain! Tfs and God Bless 💞

It's so cool to see this kind of ingenuity it makes me happy. But I did get a laugh out of seeing a manly shop drill making holes in innocent, defenseless cardboard that never did anything to YOU, Patrick! That was a great watering setup for those adorable fluffballs! It just does my heart good that you both can be so unflappable and creative and INDEPENDENT in these things instead of rushing off to buy the typical accoutrements of chick raising!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Sue Leigh yah one gets creative when you don't run off to the store and buy someone else's thought out products. I did get the idea from walking through the chicken supply area though.

i love the quilt

I like both feeder and waterer. I am going to try to make them for my chicks. Thank you...

Now THAT's what I call BUSHCRAFTING!!! hah ... I don't know why this struck me so funny, but I sure got a kick out of *"so they can stick their little heads in"*. That lends a whole new definition to *"I love chicken"*! I got another little peek at Mr. Rain's heart. My dad always used to say: *"Necessity is the mother of invention"*. What even makes this video more perfect for me is hearing the mandolin, which was my dad's second favorite instrument, second only to his beloved violin. Heidi ... I wonder if little chicks could drink out of those hanging waterers with the ball bearing in? You know ... like the ones you would put in a bunny or hamster cage? Mr. Rain... How are you coming along on that cloning?

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

I am not sure about those water things but have wondered. It won't be long though before we are making them a much bigger set of "dishes", these little ones are growing so fast, just since I have made this video, they have changed a LOT

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Kathleen Zimmerman I'll have Mrs. Rain edit out that "un-manly" part of the video!

@kathleenzimmerman8227

7 жыл бұрын

Too late! The cat is already out of the bag!! :-D

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Kathleen Zimmerman about the cloning, Heidi has three of me running around here barking orders at all of us. She isn't willing to share ha ha!

@kathleenzimmerman8227

7 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to plead with her to have mercy and SHARE! LOL

This video was helpful thanks 😊

Just realized that the chick feeder and waterer I bought 3 years ago in 2020 is too big for the space I have for the chicks. I now have to do a DIY waterer and feeder until they're a little older. But thank goodness I noticed now before they come in a few days. I'm definitely making this.

Nifty thrifty idea! Thanks for sharing and blessings.

Thank you so much. I really needed this❤

Nice

Now, that is a pretty keen idea! Necessity is the mother of invention!!!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

A Pioneer Soul yes ma'am, you are correct! Thanks for stopping by to see us.

Tysm! I’m getting silkie chicks and this will help a lot~!!!

I am happy to see that you got Orpington chicks, I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do. I will be getting some chicks in June to add to the ones (2 adult 3 year old hens) that I have now that are getting to the age that they are not laying enough eggs anymore. Plus, in this batch of chicks I am going to get a rooster and 4 guineas. I am going to make a PVC pipe NIPPLE WATERER set up and a PVC pipe type of feed station. Loved your demo on a cardboard feeder, that is cool and a great way to recycle. Enjoy your babies!

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dawna! I am thinking Mr Rain is going to make a similar waterer for them when they are bigger, he somewhat described it to me and that is the impression I get, but I am not sure. Really looking forward to all the good things these precious babies will give me, eggs, fertilizer, natural pesticide, and entertainment. :) I cannot believe how much they have already grown in a week!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Dawna Morgan thanks for the tips. Much of what we are doing at this point is engineering on the fly and maximizing our space for efficiency. We appreciate you coming by!

Thanks for this great idea. It's worked really well for my chicks

Awesome idea. Thanks!

Thank u i finally made it thank u very much my chicks are grown up well and feed well

Exactly what I searched for! Thank you so much!

I believe that Mr. Rain can do about anything. Have you considered renting him out? Poor Mr. Rain, has he realized that being so talented can be a curse?lol I like the way he makes something useful out of leftover material and things you have around. Phil

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

xzkt yah, that's why I don't throw anything away Phil.

amazing video I will try it and keep it up

Easy video nice☺

THIS HAS HELP ME XOXO

Thanks for helping me ❤️❤️🐥

Thank you very much now i can feed properly my Chicks

I desperately needed thz...thanx

Great idea,thank you so much🎊

Ingenious!

You guys are so invented, love it.

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Verna :)

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

verna helvik we're glad your here. I hope these things help others.

I like your chick feeder and waterer. They out grow them so fast.

Cool idea thank you💖

Lovely TY

Now thats how we do things! We call it Gary riggin 😃Love and prayers always❤

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Love that!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Tee-Teresa Flory Jerry riggin, are you kidding? Why this is a true work of art ha ha. Yes we are functional folks here at Rain Country. Thanks Tee!

Very cool!!!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Chris B thanks!

THis help me alot for my baby chicks

😁🙃 😜 Awesome ... it's totally a workable feeder...and easy to replace.

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Kanzee no sense in getting too extravagant, they will be growing out of that feeder before you know it! Thanks for watching.

@kan-zee

7 жыл бұрын

I love homemade everything.....LOL 😀 👍 👍🏻 👍🏽 Can you imagine , patenting this feeder of yours, using low cost material.....that is where the excitement is springing from. I've friends whom made a great income, on ideas with less simplicity...they are set for life.

wow what an great idea.cool

@RainCountryHomestead

6 жыл бұрын

:)

Pat! I was afraid you were going to loose your man card for not using Duct tape... but the hole saw was an excellent save!

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

O my goodness! I laughed out loud at that! :D

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

trollforge ha. It's a challenge to keep. Your a tough audience;)

That's pretty stinking genius.

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

An Old Fashioned Life - Mike and Dawn 🤔😳🤠

Neat idea,

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dutch :D

Thanks i wanted this

Great idea. But I was wondering, what were the dimensions for each fold and final length? Maybe size of hole cutter?

@RainCountryHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is an old one, I will ask Patrick but not sure he will remember

@RainCountryHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

He said he thinks he used the 1.5" cutter but that was 4.5 years ago and we only used this for a short time. By the time we got more chicks, we were able to get a more solid feeder.

Ur amazing 🎉🎉🎉

Very nice! Just like human babies : non-stop - eating, pooping & sleeping!

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Right! haha! :D

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

ellen fisher ha ha, you must be a mother.

@ellenfisher6341

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes 3 sons _ oldest just turned 50! But I remember those days VERY well

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

....=and how can one forget?

👍👍👍

Be careful they don't peck at the tape. I had to clean my chicks water at least 3 times a day.

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Michelle C Cutler they can be messy little guys.

I mite make this

so stinking cute! I so enjoy messing with baby chicks!

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

They are truly fun! Love them so much!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

SouthernLadyWithManyHats thanks for your knowledge.

@graceshelle1234

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are so cute, im glad my dad bought me chicks X3

@graceshelle1234

4 жыл бұрын

They are 6 days old now

tweeted

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

weetreebonsai your the bestist ;)

Gteat video! Prays for Mrs and Mr 1st 2nd and third $a9n

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Susan Beaulieu we appreciate the support.

Very nice gob good 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍;-)

Why are building a food holder for the chickens you can buy them all something I no you can

@RainCountryHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Of course we can, the thing was we did not want to pay the high prices they had for cheap plastic ones. Keep in mind this video is two years old and when we were able to get into town the next time and find galvanized feeders for a lower cost than the plastic ones so we would have them next time we got chicks, we bought those but this cardboard one held up and worked great the whole time the chicks shown here needed them. Now they are two years old.

No. weight for the feeder the chick will turn over it. sheet will be a good choice

@RainCountryHomestead

6 жыл бұрын

This is an old video and the feeder he made worked great until the chicks were old enough to put in their coop with a bigger feeder

I cannot make this thing 😤😤😤😤😤😭😭😭

I wish you made this video a few weeks ago before I bought my chick supplies! Great video!

@RainCountryHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Would have be we have only had them for a week now. I cannot believe how much they have grown since I made this video though! Mr. Rain has a ways to go before the coop is ready!

@MrRain-hk4zi

7 жыл бұрын

Off Grid Kid thanks for checking it out. Should be a great experience with your new chickens. We can share ideas as we go along.

@RT-yh5kj

5 жыл бұрын

Same