I made this automated watering bucket for my flock and it works well. I fitted a float valve into this 25 Lt bucket that I cut open. I then connect the bucket to a hosepipe in my coop. It was easy and cheap to make. The photos speaks for itself.
AUTOMATED WATERING
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chickens won"t try to set on it and turn it over ? if so maybe a frame around it ?
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Hi Sunflower
It has been going for almost 2 months now with no hick-ups. I unplug the hose pipe every 2 weeks to wash the container out. The water stays remarkably clean.
It has been going for almost 2 months now with no hick-ups. I unplug the hose pipe every 2 weeks to wash the container out. The water stays remarkably clean.
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Hi Dirtychick.
When the container is filled with water it is too heavy for the birds to overturn. It is placed on a flat, level surface. I have never seen any of them sitting on the container. I think is is too slippery for them.
When the container is filled with water it is too heavy for the birds to overturn. It is placed on a flat, level surface. I have never seen any of them sitting on the container. I think is is too slippery for them.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing!
This looks great. Where did you get the float?
mcbrown7513
Chirping
Very cool idea. Mind if I"barrow" it?
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I bought the float from a building supply shop in their plumbing department. You should be able to get something similar, if not the same. This is a South African developed float valve used in small applications where a normal float valve would not fit.
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You are welcome. That is why I shared it. I thought that it might be of some help to fellow members.
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