Bud of mine filled some cracks in his brooder room with that can foam, not thinking. The 8 week old chicks seem to think it's fun to peck and eat bits of it, makes a neat sound when they hammer it with their beaks. They've made a bunch of it disappear in the last month, I guess if it was going...
I'm really curious about this system from Al Capon - it's a cool setup:
Why have it in this shape?
Is it just for volume?
Mostly just for volume. I wanted something that I could affix tight to the side of the coop without it hanging way out in space. The 3" PVC rests nicely on the piece...
Gravity waterer and cups work best for me, but not those cheap red cups with the spring n o-ring in them, those went into the Garbage.
Royal Rooster poultry cups are what I use. They have a small float in them so there is always a supply of water. If you have some dumb chickens, they won't go...