Hanging 1 Gallon Water Jug - Constantly Empty

I was having the same problem..they would bump it to splash out water so they could lay in it when they got to hot...then we got some 4 inch think concrete blocks and got a 3 gallon water jug from TSC and set the blocks down directly on the floor...dont set it on top of the bedding it wont be level and the water will drain out..and just set the water jug down on the blocks...you can get thicker blocks or even 2 4 inch blocks to make it taller if you have a problem with the bedding getting into the water 

In my brooder, I did this. I put in four screws to keep them from knocking the waterer around and fashioned a wire to go over the top to keep them from knocking it over. You are right though in that it does not hold a lot of water.



In my grow-out coop I do this. Cut a hole in a piece of plywood to fit the waterer and raise it a couple of inches.



I've also been known to do this. I get a free 2 to 3 gallon bucket with lid at a bakery or deli and cut a couple of small holes very near the top. Fill it with water, put the lid on, and invert it is a bowl. Gravity feeds the water as they drink it. This is the same principle as the chick waterer.



In any of these, set then up high so they don't scratch bedding or dirt in them. And I agree they need to be very level.

i hated the water dispenser that required me to twist the bottom off to refill.  i found a waterer that was 3 gal & filled from the top.  i set it on a stone to keep it a little cleaner.  it's easier to fill and less prone to tipping.  it holds alot of water, but i just fill it about half way because it needs freshening after a few days.

good luck

I've found that I like to have multiple waterers in any pen where the chickens knock things over. I have one of the TSC hanging waterers, and the chickens also have a short 12" diameter tub that I fill with water, which gives them a place to play and get their feet wet. They rarely knock over both during the day.

 

It's a more challenging problem with waterers inside a coop, where spilled water is as much a problem as missing water. For those, I hand made some ceramic crocks with big bottom bases that extend beyond the diameter of the crock body, rather like an inverted capital T.