Best chicken waterer that won’t rust

[Maggies chickens]

Does anyone know of any good metal chicken waterers that won’t rust. I’ve used the same type of metal chicken water every year for like the past six years, and I’m tired of having to replace it due to the rust.

 

[OzChickens]

I’m waiting fir some drip feeder water outlets to arrive. Not sure if they will work as promoted. I like the idea of not having to clean a water feeder daily.

My parents use an inverted galvanised rubbish bin lid with a water timer filling and flushing it daily.

 

[tigger19687]

Not sure if you did a Search on here but there are 100's of topics about this.
Also if you don't want rust, ever, get plastic... if you are worried about heating it, there are posts on that too.

 

[saysfaa]

How many chickens do you have?

 

[Maggies chickens]

6 chickens

 

[saysfaa]

I have five and am very happy with a stainless steel ice bucket. It is vacuum sealed, double walled, and holds 3 quarts. I raise it up on cement blocks to about their back level and they rarely get more than the occasional leaf in it (I bed with maple leaves). It stayed cool in the summer and takes a long time to freeze at below freezing temperatures (mid twenties, mostly, so far. Some low twenties and teens).

 

[Maggies chickens]

Ya I have the same thing but we have a sparrow problem and there waterer gets so nasty so quickly so I was looking for something that the sparrows couldn’t drink out of that wouldn’t rust and could still be on a heater.

 

[3KillerBs]

I was looking for something that the sparrows couldn’t drink out of that wouldn’t rust and could still be on a heater.

Welcome to BYC.

You might want to try a horizontal nipple waterer.

There are a number of heated bases that are safe for plastic waterers -- which lets you make your own waterer by buying the nipples (I use these: https://www.amazon.com/RentACoop-Pa...41064690&sprefix=horizontal+ni,aps,553&sr=8-2), and using your own bucket.

Or you can buy one ready to use: https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/heated-poultry-waterer?cat_id=141

I didn't find it difficult to train the chickens to use the nipples.

 

[Maggies chickens]

Ok that’s a pretty cool waterer. I might give that one a try. Thank you so much for the help!

 

[Bronni]

Welcome to BYC.

You might want to try a horizontal nipple waterer.

There are a number of heated bases that are safe for plastic waterers -- which lets you make your own waterer by buying the nipples (I use these: https://www.amazon.com/RentACoop-Pack-Make-Your-Waterer/dp/B07DVSL74D/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1W8GH3QG6GZPK&keywords=horizontal+nipples+chicken&qid=1641064690&sprefix=horizontal+ni,aps,553&sr=8-2), and using your own bucket.

Or you can buy one ready to use: https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/heated-poultry-waterer?cat_id=141

I didn't find it difficult to train the chickens to use the nipples.

How did you train them to use it?