• Last updated 9/10/10 by joe12pack

How do you make a Chicken feeder in less than 60 seconds for FREE?   Do you or any of your friends ever go to Costco and buy those 100 pack of blank DVDs and then you have that plastic container left?    step 1: cut holes. Avoid damaging the tabs that stick out. These tabs will be used to screw into the base.   step 2: Screw the top into the base. Place on plate/wide bowl with a lip.   step 3: feed hungry birds   These are so cheap you can have 3 or 4 of them in your coop. For me, this worked perfect for 8 of my 3 week old chicks. It's fantastic because you... read more

• Last updated 9/10/10 by mikki717

Nipple Waterer for my Brooder Apparently I have a preference... or affinity for Nipple waterers.  This one happened by accident on my part.  I had picked up a Stoneware water cooler stand at a local thrift store.  I didn't need the cooler pot, but it came as a set.  DH noticed it would hold plenty of water for the new brooder we just set up for 8 chicks.  With two layers of pipe tape, the nipple fit perfectly into the spigot.  No drilling, cutting, or reaming necessary. The mechanism had to be removed so that the internal portion of the nipple could function, but we... read more

• Last updated 9/8/10 by Frugal Que

Automatic Waterer Complexity:  Easy! Cost:  it didn't cost us anything because we already had all the materials but I have included what I think it might cost to buy) Materials needed: 2 five gallon buckets ($3 each at Home Depot or $1 each on Craigslist) 1 small aquarium pump ($5) drill (or any tool to cut a small hole in the side of one of the buckets) sealant piece of tubing (length is determined by how far apart you put the buckets) piece of 2" pvc pipe cut lengthwise (length is determined by how far apart you put the buckets) gravel or hydroton (hydroton... read more

• Last updated 9/7/10 by Nuclear Chickens

OK, Here is my Auto Fill Kitty Litter Bucket Waterer.First I Bought a plactic water trough fill valve from my local feed store for about $13.00.Then I took out the float and drilled 3 holes. These are to screw it to a spacer block of wood to set the water level lower in the bucket.Then I screwed through the top of the Kitty Litter bucket and into the block of wood. I also Installed a garden hose adapter fitting I bought from Lowes and a 3/4 inch PVC riser through the top of the bucket lid and added a 90 degree angle two inch spacer and a female water hose adapter. Then I... read more

• Last updated 8/25/10 by neilgal

I used metal air duct and flower pot to build my feeder. Part list One, 7 in diameter by 4 feet long duct.      Two, 7 in diameter duct elbows.    One, 7 in diameter duct cup.    One, 1/4" by 10" hang rod.  Chain and hook  Four, brackets to mount the bowl.  One, Plastic flower pot.  Eight, sets of machine screws washers and nuts to connect the  brackets to the bowl and the duct.    Eight, self taping  metal screws to secure duct joints.   At this point the assembly is very simple  all the duct parts made to fit in to each other, I had to secure the joints... read more

• Last updated 8/23/10 by dlecolst

Here are some photos of my nipple watering system.   I connected the PVC pipe to Rubbermaid shelve brackets via hose clamps.  I then attached the Rubbermaid track to the wall and now I can adjust the height if the system as the chickens grow.  The blue valve on the right side of the PVC pipe can be used as a drain to change the water or it can be used as part of the water circulating system (see below).   The cooler, or "water storage tank" is connected to the PVC pipe via rubber hose (threaded barbed fittings on bottom of cooler and end of PVC pipe).  During the... read more

• Last updated 8/21/10 by sphsea

Supremo Waterer   Materials:3 push in Farm Tek 360 poultry watering nipples1 eight foot 3/4 inch schedule 40 pvc pipe (cut to seven inch, twenty four inch and twenty six inch lengths).2  3/4 inch pvc elbow connectors.1  3/4 pvc end cap.1 five foot pole (2 feet buried, 3 feet above ground)1 five gallon plastic bucket. ToolsDrill.1 inch bit.11/16 inch bit.I made a very simple watering system that makes the urban chicken farmer's life a lot simpler. You'll need three watering nipples from Farm Tek.... read more

• Last updated 7/13/10 by rchucks

Nipple Watering System Made EasyI wanted to share the watering system I made in about an hour the other day.  All it took was a five gallon paint bucket, a hose faucet "Y" splitter,  some old garden hose, a couple of garden hose ends, five stainless steel chicken nipples, five feet of 1" pvc pipe, and a couple of pvc fittings.  I certainaly can't take all the credit for the design, alot of the information came off of various threads on this site, but I wanted to share the simplicity of this system with everyone.  So here it is:I set the bucket inside the coop, about two... read more

• Last updated 7/10/10 by banks

Automatic Waterer/ Toilet ValveI started out using the design of FutureChickenMan of BYC   Supplies5 gallon Bucket with Lid  FreeFluid Master Toilet Valve $7.99Plastic Tubing around 3 feet or so $2.008 inches of steel hanger strap - From my Honey Do drawer PVC pipe $7.50 2 pieces of 10 feet eachKnowledge of my friendly Ace Hardware Man for fittings to attach plastic tubing to toilet valve and fittings to attach the other end of tubing to the garden hose                       Cut off the end of the toilet valve as straight as possible.   Not Limited to Just Chickens!Leave... read more

• Last updated 7/6/10 by mikki717

My Automatic WatererAny chicken keeper knows how important fresh clean water is to your flock.  This automatic water device keeps the water CLEAN first and foremost, and it never runs out!Items needed:5 gallon Bucket with lid   $ 5.004 Water Nipples             $ 2.00 eachHose fitting                       $ 3.001 Swamp Cooler float      $ 2.50   (A toilet bowl float can also be used, but this was what we had available.)Tools needed: drill and drill bits crescent wrenchhunky DH is helpful, but not necessaryGather your supplies and tools:Drill a hole near the top of the... read more