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Do I have this right? The mosquito issue is remedied by the thing you put in the water. There is potential algae in the summer but because you empty your barrel often (every week? couple of weeks?), you don't have a problem with this. You don't empty the water in the winter much and you don't...

I REALLY appreciate you sharing your experience. This is so immensely helpful. I won't do the pump. So the freezing is minimal. That's good. What about in the summer? Do you have any problems?

Which rain barrel do you use? I was following until you mentioned the hose part. Do you hook a hose up to the barrel and then fill water bowls for the chickens from the hose? So you'd have to drain the hose in the winter before turning off the valve so it doesn't freeze in there. Some people...

This is so low maintenance. I love it. The link didn't go to anything. Are these the dunks: https://www.amazon.com/Summit-responsible-solutions-110-12-Mosquito/dp/B0000AH849 What do you do to prevent the water from freezing? How did you set up the part where the chickens drink from?

Awesome info. So you don't have a screen on top, your downspout goes right into the opening, correct? Do you have to seal around it or anything? How often would you say you empty it? Do you have to take it apart and clean the inside? I don't want to have to do that. I will definitely buy the...

This is awesome, thanks so much for responding! And you're in NJ! Here is the info I've found. Can you tell me your thoughts? It seems like the biggest problem with rain barrel collection is with potential algae, bacteria and parasites. I first thought about collect rain as it drops which...

Hi all, For water for 5 hens in New Jersey: 1. Do you have a simple rain collection system you could share? 2. Is using a dark colored barrel and keeping it in the shade enough to prevent algae? 3. What happens to the setup during cold freezing weather? Hot summer? 4. Do you think it would...