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    Watering capacity for a gravity-fed chicken nipple system

    Hi Mac in Wisco! Just wanted to let you know that we got the system up and running and your bucket suggestion worked beautifully! Thanks again for the response!
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    Watering capacity for a gravity-fed chicken nipple system

    Would a valve that can be partially opened solve that issue? Then we can open and close it to regulate water flow.
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    Watering capacity for a gravity-fed chicken nipple system

    Thank you. That helps a lot. I had read somewhere that each nipple supports about 4 chickens and so thought we would need at least 50 nipples but did not know how much space would give adequate access to a large flock.
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    Watering capacity for a gravity-fed chicken nipple system

    We have 15 feet available to run pvc. Will 60 nipples placed 3 inches apart supply enough water access for 200 chickens?
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    Automatic chicken water system for pastured flock

    Wonderful. Thank you.
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    Automatic chicken water system for pastured flock

    Thanks for your reply! We had read that the optimum pressure for a chicken nipple is 0.16 to 0.24 psi which is generated by a 4 to 6" column of water above the chicken nipple. We weren't sure though if that was applicable to this system or if that much pressure is really necessary. So you think...
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    Automatic chicken water system for pastured flock

    We are designing an automatic, passive, gravity-fed water system for 200 pastured chickens and have questions regarding pressure required for the chicken nipples. It will be a 55 gallon rain barrel sitting inside the engine compartment of an old bus and feeding through pvc pipe with 52 chicken...
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