Hello, I just thought I would share a shot of my horizontal nipple, heated 5 gallon bucket that I used this year, with great success. I have two of these going, one for my Large Fowl layers and the one shown here for my Banty's. I really like this setup. I used the bucket shown, to water 75 or more Banty chicks on the last brood of 2014. The birds are seven months now.
Anyway for those new to all of this, I believe this is the way to go for many of us, if not most of us. The advantages are legion. Clean water, liquid water in winter, i.e. not frozen in a massive block, no tray for the birds with waddles to dip into the water while drinking, and freezing or frostbite, a lot less water in the air, not having a tray of warmer water than the coop temp, keeps a bunch of this from evaporating into your building, equals less chance of frostbite to combs and etc.
That is an oyster shell feeder in the corner, and a standard tube feeder for the layer pellets. The roosts are made from pine poles sold by a local rustic fencing company, they are about 4 inches in diameter. They have worked out well for me too. Oh, the little girl feeding the chicks in the pink dress, that is a nod to my new granddaughter, won't be long until she will be able to pose for the photograph herself.
Best to all and your birds,
RJ
Anyway for those new to all of this, I believe this is the way to go for many of us, if not most of us. The advantages are legion. Clean water, liquid water in winter, i.e. not frozen in a massive block, no tray for the birds with waddles to dip into the water while drinking, and freezing or frostbite, a lot less water in the air, not having a tray of warmer water than the coop temp, keeps a bunch of this from evaporating into your building, equals less chance of frostbite to combs and etc.
That is an oyster shell feeder in the corner, and a standard tube feeder for the layer pellets. The roosts are made from pine poles sold by a local rustic fencing company, they are about 4 inches in diameter. They have worked out well for me too. Oh, the little girl feeding the chicks in the pink dress, that is a nod to my new granddaughter, won't be long until she will be able to pose for the photograph herself.
Best to all and your birds,
RJ
In this video, we show how simple it was to make. We might put another, dark colored bucket around it, to help keep electricity cost down, but as is, it keeps the water liquid.
