Member Reviews: 2 Gallon Double Wall Fount

I couldn't get this thing to stop leaking. I even tested it by putting it on a flat concrete surface and it still leaked out the entire 2 gallons. Tried hanging it, tried sitting it on the ground. Returned it and went with the 3 gallon plastic. Girl at returns didn't even blink an eye, I think they probably get a few of these coming back in the door.

If these waterers aren't fairly level they leak -- that's pretty obvious. We don't have a lot of flat level spots in our chicken areas, so decided to hang our waterers and let gravity level them for us. But any clip a person might hang the waterers from could easily slide to one side of the waterer is jostled, then the waterer would not be level and the water would leak. We fixed this by putting stopper bolts on the handles, but if the handles were designed with a peak in the middle, they would hang straight without modifications. It seems like an obvious design flaw to me.   We also have very acidic water in our well, so the waterers all rusted within a few months.  ...

I bought 2 two gallon founts last spring when I first got my feathery bunch and they have both been filled using the same exact water and used the same amount of time. One of the founts is still in great shape while the second is all rusted inside. Looks like the galvanizing didn't hold up. I will either have to buy another or figure out a way to seal or paint the inside to stop the rust.

I tried one of these waterers in my brooder set-up for 26 Freedom Ranger meat chicks.  Even though it was suspended from a secure support, the thing just wouldn't stop dispensing water - ultimately draining the whole thing by 24hrs - straight into my brooder!  A new batch of pine shavings later, I replaced this with a Little Giant plastic waterer, a brand I know and use for my Black Java flock.   I tried several different installation configurations (on a level platform, hanging by rope, hanging by chain) but none seemed to provide the stability the seal required.    I did not use this for my chicks after the third try - it's out of here and in the...