I made a couple of waters for my chicken barn that cost very little so I thought I'd share. I ran 1/2 inch PVC pipe the length of what I needed to water. Where every pen was, I glued a T fitting. Then to the T fitting I glued a threaded end piece. To the threaded end I screwed on a threaded nipple from a landscape watering system - $1.97 each ( black), which I had applied the landscape water tubing, I think it's a 1/4 inch wide. Then I ran each piece of tubing into the water dishes or soda/milk bottles and the other end I attached to a control knob to turn on and off the water. Later I will hook up a auto timer. I have it running to the Barn, to all my outside pens, with different controls for each pen- all in one area. I can stand in one place and water everyone in 10 min.
If I don't want to buy the landscape tubing nipple and go cheaper, I get a 1/2 inch PVC end cap, drill a hole slightly smaller than the landscape tubing, push tubing through the hole and pull it in w/ pliers (cut tubing end at angle to make it go easier) then glue it to the T connectors. Works like a charm.
This waters both sides of my Barn. Each side has it's own turn valve to allow water in the pipe. The Black Cones are Landscape water connectors for attaching to a hose. The Black tubing is the 1/4 landscape tubing. I used a 1/2 inch threaded end that fitted the Black Cones to connect, that way if one getts plugged up w/ debris you can unscrew it and clean it..
This is a cheaper version w/o using the Black Cones, just use PVC end caps and drill a hole slightly smaller than the Landscape tubing.
I also use this w/o the tubing and extend the PVC neck that goes to the end cap, drill the hole and put in through the top hole of a Milk Jug.
This waters both sides of my Barn. Each side has it's own turn valve to allow water in the pipe. The Black Cones are Landscape water connectors for attaching to a hose. The Black tubing is the 1/4 landscape tubing. I used a 1/2 inch threaded end that fitted the Black Cones to connect, that way if one getts plugged up w/ debris you can unscrew it and clean it..
This is a cheaper version w/o using the Black Cones, just use PVC end caps and drill a hole slightly smaller than the Landscape tubing.
I also use this w/o the tubing and extend the PVC neck that goes to the end cap, drill the hole and put in through the top hole of a Milk Jug.
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