Little Giant 3 Gallon Waterer With Metal Handle

I have several of these waterers. For the most part, they work well. They work best if you hang them because it is easier to keep them clean and level if they are hung. I put a harness or bolt snap on a chain and slung the chain over the rafters.  You must make sure you get the snap is in the middle of the handle because if the waterer hangs unevenly, it will leak.  If you set the waterer on the ground, it must be level, or it will leak.  One waterer I purchased leaked no matter what I did with it, so I just quit using that one. I never did figure out what the problem was with that one.

It does not work.  Sometimes it dumps all 3 gallons all over the coop.  Other times it will not allow water out so my chickens got dehydrated.  It is really bad quality and frustrating.

The ducklings and chicks like this but the adult ducks, don't pay attention

We have had the Little Giant for a short time but I like it.  Its large capacity assures me that the ladies wont run out of water during the day.  (A big concern with our "starter" watering container)  I also like the fact that it can easily be hung off the ground since the ladies are famous for kicking ground material into everything.

My only initial concern was the connection of the top to bottom.  It seemed a bit tricky to get everything aligned but after practicing several times before actually adding water it was no problem.  I also like that the top, when inverted to fill, sits nicely on a flat surface.  (I didn't notice that feature when I purchased the waterer but was VERY glad to discover it.

Don't waste your money

Just an aggravating thing to work with.  Leaked.  Tray very shallow.  Tray had to be almost empty before more water would release.  "Open" and "Close" arrows on bottom of tray are opposite of what they appear to be.  Finally gave up on it and threw it out. 

We bought six of these because they were about five dollars cheaper than the 3.5 gal waterers we had been using.  There are several design flaws. 

1) The top will turn and lock two ways instead of the usual one direction.  The problem is that only one way is "open" and lets water out.  You need to be careful you turn it the correct way or your birds will have a full waterer, but none in the base to drink.

2) The top tabs holding the "metal handle" they are so proud of break very easily and you are then left with no handle which makes moving them after filling very hard.

3) The bottoms are flimsy and don't seal well.  With time they warp in the sun which causes them to leak even worse.

Most of them were out of service within 6 months, I think a couple lasted a year.  We still have some of the Harris Farms 3.5 gallon waterers we got before then in service.

This waterer is junk.  It is very difficult to fill, you have to twist the lid onto the top part and flip it over, water usually spills everywhere.  The lid does not lock onto the top part.  Many times I had the lid fall off while walking with it and dump water everywhere after filling it at the spigot.

DO NOT BUY THIS