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If I change anything in the future I'll get a larger diameter pipe or just use a 5-gallon bucket. I wanted to ensure that the heater was always in water (you never want to let these heaters run "dry"), so I lose about .65 gallons of capacity with the nipples being 12" off the ground. Overall it...

I believe the HN's came with instructions to use an 11/32 drill bit that allowed for nice fit. The HNs seemed to screw into the PVC quite nicely and so far (about 2 months in use) I haven't seen any leaks. The HN's are spring loaded so the water doesn't leak out like the verticals do.

As a follow up to this thread I thought I'd post a picture of my water system for others interested. I ran a submersible aquarium heater to the bottom of the tube and it seems to be working just fine this winter. The horizontal nipples have been a great upgrade from the verticals. This is the...

I haven't really tracked their water consumption as we were letting them run the yard during the summer. They had access to an open water dish and shared with the dog. My water system for winter is a 4" pvc tube (5' tall) with horizontal chicken nipples. I've run a submersible aquarium heater...

:) The bucket has always been the most reliable. I'm trying to simplify the water delivery to the coop for when we're out of town and have someone watching the chickens for us. Btw, I live in Spokane, WA and our winter has brought on some very cold temps already. About 15 degrees F on my way to...

Has anyone out there designed a good system or method for getting water to your coop during the winter? I have an outdoor faucet on the house that is about 30' from the coop. I've looked at using heated hose, but have concern about using the faucet at all in the event the faucet freezes, or...