12. I failed to get pictures of the bottom and cradle as I was building this but it's really pretty simple. I just notched out 1¾" for the bottom of fill valve and screwed the cradle to the other end. It is held in place with plumbing strap. You can get a fitting at HD or Lowes to adapt the toilet supply line to an outside spigot. Hook it up to a water supply. How often you'll have to clean it depends on the number of chickens using it.

12. I failed to get pictures of the bottom and cradle as I was building this but it's really pretty simple. I just notched out 1¾" for the bottom of fill valve and screwed the cradle to the other end. It is held in place with plumbing strap. You can get a fitting at HD or Lowes to adapt the toilet supply line to an outside spigot. Hook it up to a water supply. How often you'll have to clean it depends on the number of chickens using it.

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9. Place hardware cloth inside the sweep end of tee. Do not omit this step. (it will be held secure by the pipe). Feed filler tube through hardware cloth.

9. Place hardware cloth inside the sweep end of tee. Do not omit this step. (it will be held secure by the pipe). Feed filler tube through hardware cloth.

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8. Cut hardware cloth circle. (place a piece of pipe on it and trace around it. Proper fit is important.

8. Cut hardware cloth circle. (place a piece of pipe on it and trace around it. Proper fit is important.

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11. Glue the trough to the sweep side of tee

11. Glue the trough to the sweep side of tee

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10. Glue the other end cap to the trough

10. Glue the other end cap to the trough

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7. dry fit and mark with witness mark to ensure proper alignment.

7. dry fit and mark with witness mark to ensure proper alignment.

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6. Cut trough

6. Cut trough

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4. Install fill valve

4. Install fill valve

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5. Mark out for your cut-out. (about 1/3 of the circumference of the pipe) leaving 2 or 3 inches on each end intact.

5. Mark out for your cut-out. (about 1/3 of the circumference of the pipe) leaving 2 or 3 inches on each end intact.

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3. Glue end cap with 1" hole on bottom of tee with the hole opposite the of the sweep side of tee.

3. Glue end cap with 1" hole on bottom of tee with the hole opposite the of the sweep side of tee.

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2. Glue clean-out fitting top of tee.

2. Glue clean-out fitting top of tee.

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Materials needed: 1- 4" PVC (DWV) sanitary tee, a length of 4" DWV (whatever length you desire, 2- 4" DWV Flat end caps, 1- Clean-out fitting with cap, 1- toilet fill valve. 1. Drill a 1" hole in one of the end caps. Center of hole is 1" from edge of cap.

Materials needed: 1- 4" PVC (DWV) sanitary tee, a length of 4" DWV (whatever length you desire, 2- 4" DWV Flat end caps, 1- Clean-out fitting with cap, 1- toilet fill valve. 1. Drill a 1" hole in one of the end caps. Center of hole is 1" from edge of cap.

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