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  1. Fishburne

    Make your own - No waste - 5 gallon (25# feed) bucket feeder for about $3

    I built one of these recently and love it. I did one thing with mine that I haven't seen yet in this thread so I thought I would share. I know this isn't a problem for many "chicken tenders" but for me coop/run space is at a premium. However, this bucket feeder made it possible for me to keep...
  2. Fishburne

    Molding under feed container

    I was going to ask you what you have them sitting on, a brick sounds like a great solution.
  3. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Something like this:
  4. Fishburne

    Waterer

    I'm not sure how old your chickens will be when you get them, but since most people start with chicks, you will probably want to start them with a different system when they're in the brooder. You can actually get them used to the nipples early on, perhaps just use an upside-down plastic water...
  5. Fishburne

    Waterer

    They're 8 months old, still technically Pullets, but laying daily.
  6. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Hi Kip, My Gals have no issues drinking from this. I'll often hear the "tap tap tap" of the nipples as the peck and drink from them. As I mentioned in a previous post, even when they have a watering trough/bowl what chickens do is scoop up a little bit of water and tilt their heads back to get...
  7. Fishburne

    Chicken nipples, cups and FROZEN pvc pipes - HELP!

    You definitely want to remove all other water. However, that might not get them going on the nipples (they're not the brightest creatures). Once they're good and thirsty though, just tap the nipples with your finger and get some water going. Usually the dominant bird will investigate and...
  8. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Here's a shot of the sight gauge at work now that the water level has dropped a little bit.
  9. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Hi Cutlass, I finally got around to taking a couple close ups of the junction between the pipe and the bucket. The inner shot isn't that great because I couldn't get all that close thanks to the water in the bucket. The second one should give you a better idea of what I did.
  10. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Great idea with the cooler and the ice. I'm not an expert on the water temperature preferences of chickens, but that seems like a great way to keep their water cool on hot days. For me, I enjoy pretty mild temps both summer and winter (I'm in California), so it's not a big concern to keep...
  11. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Oh, and to answer your height question, I found that when I had a bowl waterer the hens would slurp up some water and tilt their heads back, like they were taking a shot to get it down their throat. So, I just tried to get the hight high enough to where they could easily reach it but would...
  12. Fishburne

    Waterer

    The bucket connection piece was tricky. I will try to get pictures of it posted later, but essentially I drilled a hole in the bucket that was slightly smaller than a threaded 1 1/2" adapter. I wrapped the threads in plumbers tape and turned it into the bucket, threading the bucket in the...
  13. Fishburne

    Waterer

    Thanks!
  14. Fishburne

    Waterer

    I think it somewhat depends on the quality of the water. For instance, I wouldn't give my chickens water that had come off of my composite roof. Most roofing materials contain toxins that will leach into the water as it runs off. However, if you had a galvanized corrugated roof, that might be...
  15. Fishburne

    Coop name help wanted!

    Thanks for the ideas! There's a few gems in there, now to run them by the boss (read: wife) for approval.
  16. Fishburne

    Waterer

    I built a waterer this weekend that I wanted to share. The basis of the idea came from this youtube clip: I used a larger diameter piping (1 1/2"), simply because I had some left over from another project, and also installed a simple sight gauge on the side so I can keep an eye on the...
  17. Fishburne

    Coop name help wanted!

    I'm not nearly as witty as I wish I was and I'm hoping this community can help me out with naming my new chicken coop. I'm looking for a name that plays off of the old "why did the chicken cross the road?" joke, but I'm having trouble coming up with something that's coherent and flows without...
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