ALABAMA!!

[Tomtommom]

I have two of these...

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I have no running water at my coops and about twice a year I will run several 100' garden hoses out to the coops to fill these. I use the water for the birds, cleaning equipment, washing hands, etc.

We bought them from a friend's dad who had a flood and they floated away into a wooded area. He didn't want to go get them so he sold them to us for $50 but we had to drag them out of the woods. I love them and always keep my eyes out for more.

We built a rack for each that raises them off the ground about 2'. Its enough to get a bucket under the valve and makes it possible to stand while filling stuff. We also had to replace the valves and I connected a short hose with a shut off on the end.

If you had one of these, you could keep a pan(s) under it and just fill it daily. I have considered leaving the valve open enough for a slow drip into a pan, but have never tried that.

I have some issues with those tanks- the place where i work cuts them up and disposes of them, môstly to keep from being sued. They are listed all over Craigslist from $50 to $80. Cleaned ones around $100. Cleaned from what? If they are not food grade, i'll pass. Clorox and baking soda just not what i think has sterlizing from acids adhesives and other chemicałs. I might be wrong but i am safe. My dogs and livestock are safe. This doesn't mean a creek is safer. Those tanks are purpose built for shipping and storing the above. Many of them from the Auto industry.
Your method of standing them up helps with gravity feed. I'd really whould like to tie our house gutter system to one or two. I just don't trust the residues in them.

We bought 2 of them to make an aquaponic system. They were $40 each.

There's a water treatment place in Alabaster that sells them. They get them from Alabama Power, they have the oil in them used for the turbines in the dams.. obviously safe enough to end up in the lakes. Nothing Dawn doesn't take care of. We used an angle grinder and cut ours open, because that's what we need for our project... so we'll be able to really get in there to clean them.

 

[ramsey590]

Northern Alabama here. I'm in the Athens area. Actually between Florence and Athens. Me and my wife moved back to her old homestead so our daughter could grow up on the farm. Chickens were our first addition to the farm. We have 6 production reds, 1 roo and 5 hens, and we will be adding 3 ameraucanas to the flock hopefully in the next few weeks. Then I will be on the journey(heard it wasn't a fun one) of introducing new girls to the established flock.

 

[Wisher1000]

Welcome! I'm in Tuscaloosa and I have some Ameraucanas for sale if you cant find them closer.

 

[ramsey590]

Thank you and ill keep you in mind. My wife has lined us up on getting 3 from a lady she works with. She is having to buy 6 and her current set up cant handle that many birds. So she offered to give us 3. She ordered straight run so hopefully she will have a few pullets I can pick from. I really don't want or need another roo. Right now me and our roo are going through a little match to see who is on top of the pecking order. He still thinks he can be on top. HAHA But if she has a bunch of cockrels then I may contact you about getting a few girls. My wife loves the ameraucanas and she just wants something different(more flashy) than our production reds.

 

[Wisher1000]

I don't know if you have experience with chickens or not, so my advice may not be needed. If you have not had chickens before, please think about getting rid of that rooster. There are by far too many good, calm, even tempered, handsome, brave, respectful, protective, and self sacrificing roosters that need a home other than the soup pot to put up with a human aggressive rooster for even one day. If you want to buy some hens, I'll throw in a sweet rooster for free!

 

[bamadude]

Northern Alabama here. I'm in the Athens area. Actually between Florence and Athens. Me and my wife moved back to her old homestead so our daughter could grow up on the farm. Chickens were our first addition to the farm. We have 6 production reds, 1 roo and 5 hens, and we will be adding 3 ameraucanas to the flock hopefully in the next few weeks. Then I will be on the journey(heard it wasn't a fun one) of introducing new girls to the established flock.

Hi and welcome from Dale County.

 

[chickadoodles]

Hello from Perry Co. and welcome to BYC

 

[A-K-A]

Welcome to BYC/Alabama

 

[danawhatley90]

Hi! I'm from Alexander City, Alabama! Great to see so many people from Alabama on here!!
Roll Tide!
I have 12 RIR - 2 buff tailed japs - 1 mixed bread bantam- 1 barred mix rooster- 1 dog- 1 cat- 1 fish... Lol!
Hoping to eventually find someone near by with Orpingtons and barred rocks to add to my mixed flock.

 

[Wisher1000]

You should be able to find someone that can help you with those breeds. I'm glad to see that you didn't make your choice of teams by geography. Roll Tide!