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  1. bruceha2000

    Sponsored Post Looking for a way to get fresh water to your chickens?

    Haven't seen one, I would expect a call to the business would get a quick answer. If you have both a stopper and a washer, my GUESS is you put the stopper in the hole and the washer in the cap, then screw the cap on where the hose would normally screw on.
  2. bruceha2000

    Sponsored Post Looking for a way to get fresh water to your chickens?

    No need. All the water that comes up to the top will immediately drain straight back down when you shut it off. Works great. They were designed specifically for the purpose of having water out in freezing locations without endangering the valve. But that does bring up another thought. I would...
  3. bruceha2000

    Sponsored Post Looking for a way to get fresh water to your chickens?

    But how do you keep the chickens from pecking at the heat tape? My girls peck ANYTHING that looks to be "out of place" including freckles. They pecked the duct tape that held the plastic lining their bathtub brooder. They pecked the blue foam board insulation on the nest box while I was...
  4. bruceha2000

    Sponsored Post Looking for a way to get fresh water to your chickens?

    I would choose inside if for no other reason that the chickens can come in to drink if they are in the run but if they are locked in the coop, they can't get to an outside fountain. Your idea to run a short hose (use the one that comes with the fountain if you buy that) through the coop wall is...
  5. bruceha2000

    Sponsored Post Looking for a way to get fresh water to your chickens?

    Hmmm, doesn't sound good for me either then. I was ASSUMING that if I run warm water through the 3/4" pipe it would keep the nipples from freezing. I don't see a difference between that and your nipples in the bottom of a bucket with a heater. They are equally close to the warm water. Guess I'll...
  6. bruceha2000

    Sponsored Post Looking for a way to get fresh water to your chickens?

    Looks like you have 3 volunteers for the "super cold chicken coop" product testing! Bruce
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