water

Does anyone have a recommendation for a submergible heater for a rain barrel? I'm hoping to avoid lugging water from the house to the coops all winter. I'll also take recommendations on the barrel itself. Thank you!

Hi there, I'm new to this forum and raising chicks/ducks, so please let me know if I've posted this in the wrong section. My family has decided to get some chicks and ducks. We have 6 chicks (4 are about 4.5 weeks old, 2 are about 7.5 weeks old.) and 2 ducks (we believe they're about 1 - 1.5...

Hi there, So, I just moved my coop into an area close to a creek. The creek runs through an agricultural area and may contain fertilizer or farm chemicals. Here's the thing. I have no house water to a sprinkler system or spigots anywhere near my coop, so I've been filling a 5 gallon bucket in...

Hi there, Hi there, my name is Shanti and I am an avid bird lover from chickens to ducks, doves, hummingbirds and everything in between. I am currently in the west and I have a family of hummingbirds along with other but I just came here for answers regarding what someone can do if a neighbor...

I have a Rhode Island Red that was doing fine yesterday but is now extremely weak/tired looking. It's been up in the 105 degree zone the past few days and I think that might be the main factor. She layed down in a very tight spot with shade. I found her on the ground and when I picker her up...

We found our Silkie in the horse water trough tonight. Not sure how long she had been in there; long enough she had an egg though. I don't have a hair dryer, so we are trying to warm her up/dry her off with towels and a heater in our bathroom. The most concerning thing is it looks like she has a...

I'm finishing up my coop I'm building and I've been wanting to order the chicken automatic drinking cups but when I go to amazon reviews, they have very poor reviews. What should I do? Is there anything better than the automatic drinking cups? Should I get an outdoor garden fountain? I don't...

First time chicken owner here. Is there any way that I can train my chickens to use the horizontal nipples? I have both that bucket(which has a heater to keep the water from freezing in the winter) and a standard waterer available. My chickens will use the nipples if I show it to them by...

This is simply a curious question. This summer it's been super hot, 105° even after the sun is down, yet we've gotten lots of rain (thankfully). I have noticed, that the day AFTER it rains, my chickens don't drink anything. There's no puddles in their run so I know they aren't drinking off...

Hello Everyone, Need some assistance as I may just be over-concerned :idunno. I am using the Harris Farms Poultry Watering Cup, introduced recently (within 2 weeks). https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/harris-farms-poultry-watering-cup.11790/ Now I have seen 2 of the flock use the cup...

I have finished a 14 day of 1/2 t. Corid per gallon of water which was after a 14 day of 2T. per gallon for coccidiosis. It was a bad out-break. I know you're supposed to give vitamins and electrolytes following such treatment. All I can find right now is Save-A-Chick Vitamins and...

She has been ok this 3 days since i bought her, even this morning, now she has droopy wings, shes peeping like shes sick, shes slow and dosnt wanna drink or eat, not mealworms not fresh leaves, nothing. I just learned that they are not supose to eat chiken feed and even if i raised 2 geese...

I've been treating (successfully) for coccidiosis. I'm on day 7 treating with 2 teaspoons Corid per gallon of water. Tomorrow I will begin a 7 - 14 day treatment of 1/2 teaspoon per gallon. It's been really hot and humid here in central Indiana and it's going to be hot and humid for the...

…. water that has Corid in it? I'm on day 2 of treating for coccidiosis. The weather is about to heat up BIG time. I have never had to treat for coccidiosis before. My chickens are 3 months and 2 weeks old. I make up a new batch of Corid water every day. Thank you for your help!

I have 17 3 1/2 month old chickens. They have a 8x8 chicken coop with a wood floor that is covered with plexiglass. Their roosts are 2x4s and a poop board underneath. The poop board has sand with PDZ in it. The floor of the coop has wood chips with DE. I have 4 wooden nest boxes with straw...

Hey everyone, trying to set up a bigger brooder for this next hatch. I was just thinking how much of a pain the water is to keep clean. I have no issue using little lids or whatever for the first days but I’d love something that will stay clean at the least for a day. I offered a bottle with a...

Hey! So in a few days my family is going camping and our twenty five chickens need a new waterer. And in the corner of our coop we had a nipple bucket hanging. But the nipples got clogged and unusable. So my dad and i cleaned the one and made two new nipple buckets and instead of hanging them...

It's HOT! Lower to mid 90's. Heat indices are in upper 90's. I have 2 Jersey Giants that are 3 mo. old. One of them seems to not tolerate the heat as well as the others. Beak open, panting, wings flared, etc. All the while the other 16 3 mo. old's seem to be tolerating it fine. I did a...

My husband and I created a self replenishing watering system using gutters, down spouts, and giant plastic barrels. Everything was fine in the fall. Things froze up in the winter until we set up a pipe heater. Still worked fine this spring but now that the heat has set in I am starting to see an...

My mama hen just hatched chicks and is still sitting on the nest trying to hatch the rest of the eggs ( some chickens layed eggs in there with her while she was broody) and I saw one move inside an egg while candling so I’m letting her stay on the nest. I’ve been bringing them water but don’t...