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DIY (VIDEO) Chicken waterer for brooder!!!

post #1 of 15
6/23/12 at 11:35am
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Hi everyone!! I made a chicken water for my little chicks and they are already using it like crazy! It keeps out all the mess they make and keeps the water fresh so they don't get sick!!

 

Please tell me what you guys think or let me know where I can improve on it:)



Edited by mat2dong - 6/23/12 at 12:48pm
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post #2 of 15
6/24/12 at 5:36am

Well done!  I'm planning to do the same on a larger scale with a bucket to hang in the run.


Edited by Feathers n Fur - 6/24/12 at 5:40am
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post #3 of 15
6/24/12 at 6:38am

great job

Army wife, and mommy to 10 yr old 4 yr.old ,2yr old 5 buff orpington, 1 black sexlink, 2 cochin 5 bo chicks

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Army wife, and mommy to 10 yr old 4 yr.old ,2yr old 5 buff orpington, 1 black sexlink, 2 cochin 5 bo chicks

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post #4 of 15
6/24/12 at 7:28am
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Originally Posted by Feathers n Fur View Post

Well done!  I'm planning to do the same on a larger scale with a bucket to hang in the run.

Same here but I'd like to have small PVC pipe connecting to the bucket with these nipples coming out of the PVC pipe. Room saver:)
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post #5 of 15
6/24/12 at 7:29am
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great job

Thank you:)

You looking to do something like this?
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post #6 of 15
6/24/12 at 11:09am
Got those exact ones. Really cheap. Works best with heavier plastic containers but I love them. Drill a hole, screw it in, and you're done. And yes, it needs to not be air tight or it won't work. Many cut the bottom off a jug and hang them upside down with the hole in the cap.

Chicks catch on almost instantly but the older ones take a while to figure it out. I solved that by waiting till the chicks were big enough to go in with the big girls, and the 'babies' taught the grownups.
Edited by galanie - 6/24/12 at 11:13am

== Easy incubator wiring chart: http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=65925 Installing a thermostat: http://cmfarm.us/WHTincubator.html
Love those Orps!

I don't care why the chicken crossed the road, as long as mine don't!

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== Easy incubator wiring chart: http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=65925 Installing a thermostat: http://cmfarm.us/WHTincubator.html
Love those Orps!

I don't care why the chicken crossed the road, as long as mine don't!

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post #7 of 15
6/24/12 at 11:31am

So what did you search on Amazon exactly to find those?  I like the idea, because trying to keep the water clean is an impossible dream with the usual chick waterers.  :)

 

I like this idea a lot.  Since it drips a little when they drink from it do you find that the shaving are getting excessively wet?

Alicia

 

 

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post #8 of 15
6/24/12 at 11:33am

So what did you search on Amazon exactly to find those?  I like the idea, because trying to keep the water clean is an impossible dream with the usual chick waterers.  :)

 

I like this idea a lot.  Since it drips a little when they drink from it do you find that the shaving are getting excessively wet?

Alicia

 

 

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Alicia

 

 

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post #9 of 15
6/24/12 at 11:55am

So what did you search on Amazon exactly to find those?  I like the idea, because trying to keep the water clean is an impossible dream with the usual chick waterers.  :)

 

I like this idea a lot.  Since it drips a little when they drink from it do you find that the shaving are getting excessively wet?

 

SORRY  Computer is freakin out... Didn't mean to post 3 times.

Alicia

 

 

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post #10 of 15
6/24/12 at 8:37pm
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Got those exact ones. Really cheap. Works best with heavier plastic containers but I love them. Drill a hole, screw it in, and you're done. And yes, it needs to not be air tight or it won't work. Many cut the bottom off a jug and hang them upside down with the hole in the cap.
Chicks catch on almost instantly but the older ones take a while to figure it out. I solved that by waiting till the chicks were big enough to go in with the big girls, and the 'babies' taught the grownups.


Very cheap! The chicks are loving this nipple and so am I because the water is clean and I don't have to keep cleaning the water tray I was using:)

Found out right after I put water in it and started to push the nipple. No water! LoL!! Easy fix:)

They took to it very fast!
All my Youtube video's broken down into playlist...
• Chickens and coop ideas! • Live chicken feed BSF Harvest! • Beneficial garden bugs! • Tomato care! •
• My garden! • Organic clay soil fix! • Guppy fertilizer! •
• Lizards trap! •

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My BYC member page!

God Bless!!
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All my Youtube video's broken down into playlist...
• Chickens and coop ideas! • Live chicken feed BSF Harvest! • Beneficial garden bugs! • Tomato care! •
• My garden! • Organic clay soil fix! • Guppy fertilizer! •
• Lizards trap! •

Join us on facebook!
My BYC member page!

God Bless!!
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