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I've only had it a couple of weeks, and I live in San Diego, so I can't tell about freezing.

It's just a shame I live alone, cause someone would have gotten a big laugh watching me hold my chickens heads to the nipples to get them started. They all took to it very quickly, and I had the time to stay right there and watch to make sure each one walked to it after her lesson, and got a...

Also, I'm out there every day anyway to collect eggs and visit the girls, so it's no big deal to lift the bucket lid, rinse it off and refill the bucket. You'll want to put your vent hole (to allow air into the bucket so the water will come out) on the side of the bucket, not the top.

Correct, I decided not to connect to a hose. I have three dogs, one a very naughty puppy. Too many ways for that to go wrong!!

In my first photo you can see the supply bucket to the left of the coop door (outside the run). I bought 3/4 " pipe for the nipples to go into, a package labeled "sink repair" had the two necessary items to put on the inside and outside of the bucket, and this connects to 1/2" pvc. You will also...

Hi, Harleena gives perfect directions in her entry to a contest here https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=29659. I copies the pages and took them to home depot and got a guy to help me get the necessary items. I'll be right back. . .

I find that building is very satisfying to the soul. I hated changing the muddy water in the gravity fed watering dishes, and finally decided to try making a chicken nipple watering system. It turned out great, and now my girls have clean water all the time, and a bit more floor space in the run...