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Hi Everyone. We just inherited a 150 acre farm. We are remodeling and plan to move there in less than two years, when our youngest daughter goes to college. We can't wait! We are thinking we will start with chickens. A cow would be cool too.

We are not starting any of that until we move to the farm, but there are two apple trees, and i hated seeing the apples go to waste. A hand-powered apple grinder/masher and cider press can easily cost $700. I built this motorized grinder and press for under $75, with a ceiling fan motor and a few plastic buckets. The grinder is made by forming two 6-inch PVC end caps into a drum and studding it with stailless steel screws. This is attached to and driven by a fan motor. The press container is made with 5 buckets, one inside the other, for extra strength, and drilled with 100 holes to let out the cider. A threaded rod is used to press a wooden plunger to squeeze the apples. Here is a video to show how I did it. -Lou

Welcome to BYH. I am a person big into chickens, ask me any chicken questions you may have, I can practically answer all.

Welcome glad you joined us! 150 acres that's cool.

That's a neat looking cider press, have you tried it out yet?

Hens and Roos - Yes, It works really well. Here are the two videos. The second one shows me making a batch, at the end.

- The Masher
- The Press and the First Batch

Polka_Doodle - Thank you. Both my neighbors have chickens. I will start by visiting their setups, but its nice to know I have an expert for quuestions!

Okay, I would have to say as a recomendation is to get a coop book. I am an expert at chicken handling for shows, so I can answer practially any chicken questions

welcome to backyard herds. a lot of nice people here who are always willing to help if you need it. love the cider press. congrats on the property. you'll wonder how you ever lived any other way in a few years.

Welcome from Texas!! We've got a little bit of everything over here. Glad you could join us!

And here's another big howwwwwwwwwdy from the Great Lone Star State. Looking forward to reading about your adventures an the farm. The two years will fly by. In the meantime, sit a spell, grab that there iced tea and prop those feet up on that rail. We love chatting animals and farms and maybe some of our adventures will help you out by pointing you in a good direction or helping you avoid problems.

We love new people, and love pictures, please and thank you.

Now then, that apple cider of yours, has it got a good kick? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Greetings @HowToLou from the front range in Colorado! and thanks for sharing your cider press info! That's some pretty decent ingenuity there! I'm sure you can pick up a lot of great info here while you wait to move into the farm. Nice to have you here!