Ah crud....

[antlers]

So I get tired of filling quart jars with water for the new chicks and figure the 7 gallon waterer will be fine now. Fill it up and put it in the coop last night. This morning I come in and 4 inches of shaving are soaked. Seems the rubber gasket did not seal so 7 gallon water slowly leaked out all night. Chicks fine but what a mess to clean up.

 

[Katy_didnot]

What a bummer, Antlers!
I've had mine leak everything out a couple of times and chill the chicks, but at least it was a small one.
I have a deep dish under mine now.

 

[BeccaOH]

Yes, I have a 3-gallon water with rubber ring. I used it 3 times. Once inside where I lost a couple quarts of water into the shavings before I caught it. Once outside where it worked perfectly. And another time outside where I couldn't get it to quit running out. It's on the shelf for now. GRRR

 

[speckledhen]

My DH has quit opening the top of the 3 and 5 gallon plastic waterers. He turns it on its side on a tree stump, then fills through the little hole with the hose set on JET.

 

[Cajunsamoan]

I'm gonna have to try that.