PEP BB metalworking.sand.funnel- make a chicken funnel

Submission for metalworking make a chicken funnel.

Major tip....after you have the sharp spring like metal in place and drilled is not the time to find out you havea 3/16 head and a 1/8th rivet.

Another thing I learned is that springy metal doest stay still like conduit or wood. Make sure that you have your edges aligned and that you grip it firmly while drilling or your edges may be slightly wonky.

I think you could make 5 of these for under 10 bucks  easy and I believe with a few extra well placed rivets and some proper sheet metal pliars they could be just as nice as the cones in the feed store.

Here is my killing cone


Here is the sheet of 1/8 aluminum i used(way to thick)



Here are the some of the tools i used. note the nails.



Here is the cut piece, it was about 14"x 30"




Here it is after much effort to try and get it to bend. It will be a strong killing cone.



Here is the completed killing cone. I used nails as i did not have rivets. I cut the nails short, drilled the holes for the short nails, think 5/8" long and than mushroomed them with a hammer and another hammer head on the head of the nail.



Now i can kill our old laying birds by myself while being able to collect the blood.

Cheers

I made one of these today!  The metal was stiffer than I thought so it didn't roll up as nice as I'd like but I'm guessing the birds won't mind.

I made a Chicken Funnel.
Here's all the materials

Riveting work.


Nearly done

Ready to use.

Here is my chicken funnel.

To document your completion of the BB, provide the photos or video (<2 min) of the following:
- The supplies you're starting with
- Partway through the build
- The finished funnel

I recently learned the hard way that if I am going to care for chickens, I need to be ready to put them down quickly if I need to. So I went out and bought the stuff to make one of these chicken funnels to be ready for next time.


To document your completion of the BB, provide the photos or video (<2 min) of the following:
- The supplies you're starting with
- Partway through the build
- The finished funnel

I bought some 10-inch metal flashing although the instructions I found said to use 14-inch. When I went to Home Depot the 14-inch rolls were 100 feet and I did not need that much nor did I want to spend $40-50. So I tried following the dimensions laid out in this thread and ended up cutting a piece that was 10x31 to get the dimensions I was going for, although I probably could have done 30 inches.

Supplies. Not pictured is the drill and pliers I realized I needed after I got started.


When I opened the flashing it exploded on me. Good thing I did not get the 100-ft roll!


Cutting to size. I started a little big and gradually decreased by an inch at a time to be sure it was the dimensions I wanted. These aviation snips are the coolest thing ever!


Today I learned what a rivet was. I had to squeeze it a few times before it popped.


That wasn't so bad.


Here's the second one.


Got two rivets in.


Bottom is roughly 3 inches. Although it is hard to measure without a third hand.


Top is roughly 9 inches.


Here is the completed cone.


And here it is hanging from a tree.