Plastic 1 Quart Jar Waterer

I got this when my chicks started hatching out of the incubator. I moved them to a box with this item for water and a feed tray from TSC. The main reason these were selected was because they were cheap.

After a few days, my chicks started to move more, and they loved playing around with the bedding (newspaper shreddings, bad idea but all I had). This quickly led to the waterer getting filled up and clogged. This isn't the waterer's fault, but with many beddings, not just newspaper, the chicks throw it into the feeder or waterer. So be aware that you may have to clean it out.

This container seems to be specifically designed with the baby chicks in mind, because of the height of the sides (red part). They are short so the little guys can reach the water.

As the weeks went on and the birds grew, it worked great. I simply ran my finger along the bottom when I was refilling it, and the newspaper came out. It was all good for 3 weeks or so.

By a month old, my chicks were very capable of barreling into it and flipping it over. Even when full, it simply does not have the weight to stay upright. Time to change to a bigger one

In all honesty, its a $5 waterer made for young chicks. It isn't magic and it won't have you going "Oh that's so cool. I'm so glad I bought it" It just simply serves it's purpose. If you are getting young chicks or mabye a few small quail go buy one. If they are older or even bantam chickens, step up to a bigger size.

Other Thoughts:

With 19 Buff Orp chicks, I had to refill often. I should have gotten 2.

Due to the design, when you screw on the bottom and flip it over, it will look like you didn't fill it all the way. There will be an inch or two of air in the top. That's just how it's designed.

At TSC you buy this in 2 seperate pieces I think. You can also get a metal base instead of the red plastic (see picture). I do not think that it was that much better, but it may help with the weight and tipping over, especially if you use a glass mason jar instead.

I use 1 quart mason jars for the top & just buy the reservoir bottom- and the mason jar is heavier so it doesn't tip. It's better for very young chicks (first few weeks) as they can't reach into the reservoir in the larger ones as successfully. I also raise these up a bit on a piece of 2x4 (that extends past the bottom so chicks can use that as a step until they're tall enough to reach over the lid- this keeps it elevated from the wood chips so they don't go in as easily. Plus these are easier to refill and wash than the huge ones that spill all over when you flip them around. These are great for short term use, esp with smaller flocks unless you get several to put throughout the brooder.

I purchased four of these for brooder boxes and from day one have hated them. Unless they are perfectly level (which is impossible on top of pine shavings) the water runs out and soaks the bedding. It hardly weighs anything, so bigger (3 week +) birds knock it over easily. There is ALWAYS droppings and shaving in the water. When the birds are small, they step in it and poop, and when they are larger they perch on the top and do the same thing. Even the small chicks fill it with shavings within minutes of being in the box, forget the older birds. The water will NEVER be clean, it takes them about two seconds to dirty it up after you clean it out. I wouldn't leave the house for more than a few short hours because I knew when I got back none of my chicks would have water. Even over night I would get up and clean them out at LEAST once, usually more.

SPEND A LITTLE MORE AND GET A WATERER THAT WORKS!!!! IT'S NOT THIS ONE!

. We have this in our brooder with 4, three-week old chicks and they've yet to tip it. It does get messy easily and when filled it will clog if you use shavings. It's easy to clean and maintain though and for what we need it for it is handy. I am thinking that we will get metal ones in the future as they seem to be a bit heavier.

I don't think this waterer is appropriate for larger chicks or chickens. They would be able to knock it over, but for small chicks it is an inexpensive space saving option that works great.

This is a good water container for the brooder and is easy to use and maintain. Can be used multiple years and give your little chicks a place to roost. The chicks do get woodchips in it fast and it gets a little slimy in the base part.

This is a good waterer, but only good for about a month. When the chicks get older they knock it over.

Nice and inexpensive. I rigged mine up with duct tape and wire so I could hang it. I figured out quickly that chicks are messy and like to jump up on things. By hanging this it prevented the chicks from jumping up and then pooping in the water and reduced other debris from getting into the trough.

I'd really like to see a hanging model.

i use this for my chicks that i hatch inside my house. its great to use and easy to clean. haven't had any issues with overflowing or breaking yet! Need to get a few more to keep since i have had my other ones for a long time.

These are great for quail or baby chicks!

I got this when I had to isolate my chicken. It's a great little waterer for just one chicken or chicks. Highly recommend this.

It works great not shure about whith younger chicks thought easy clean. I waish that the threads on the basin worked better

I absolutely love these waterers. They work for any kind of baby birds, I have even used them with my old quail, and my bantams. Very cheap, and super easy to fill, and clean. Mine never leak, and none of mine have ever broken. I always have at least 3. I like the different designs they make for them and my chicks love them. I've had one red one since I started raising chickens on my own(3+ yrs ago) and it's still working great. I give this product A+!

Over all I am happy with this product and it works well for me.

I have this for my chicks and it works very well. Easy to fill and dispense. Real easy to keep clean.

Works great, easy to fill - easy to clean!

It's very nice for chicks and bantams!!! They just like to perch on it and knock it over. I have one that has issues and it won't drain water out. I am disappointed with that.. but that only happened once, over all it's great!!

works good for my 8 chicks and duck. but the bedding i have in my brooder gets into it fairly quick. it is very easy to clan and cheap though