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  1. handyman42

    Home made auto feeders and waterers.

    You could possibly also run water out to it and put a toilet fill valve in it to make it truly automatic. Then there wouldn't be any work involved other than about once a week to clean it out and make it fresh which would take all of 15 minutes. Just a thought. Good luck.
  2. handyman42

    Home made auto feeders and waterers.

    Thank you. I had one BO in my flock starting out with some cochins and ameraucanas but she was always my favorite. So I'm hoping to get things started in March with my new flock of 7 hens and a roo.
  3. handyman42

    Home made auto feeders and waterers.

    You're right, I may do that just as an extra precaution. Right now I'm working on building my new chicken pens for breeding next year and I'm going to run water and electricity to them so I'll have everything right there at my disposal. I'm kind of excited about getting it done. Going to be...
  4. handyman42

    Home made auto feeders and waterers.

    My thought was to run all underground and then insulate the few inches it was exposed. plus possibly building a small platform for it to be set on that's insulated and all water pipes being inside that. And yes PEX is most definitely the easiest and best way to go for sure. That's what I'll use...
  5. handyman42

    Home made auto feeders and waterers.

    See that's what I was thinking myself but would still like to figure out a way to make it work. Like I said still in the beginning stages of development being only thought up a day ago. I'm hoping I can figure out a way though. It's make my morning routine alot easier and shorter.
  6. handyman42

    Home made auto feeders and waterers.

    For an automatic waterer I just had the thought today that you could hook a toilet float valve onto the water supply and set it to where it'll keep the pan full and there you go, done. I am also working on plans to also make that a heated waterer as well. not quite sure on the logistics of it...
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