Contaminated tap water

[Meri Maura]

My family and I recently moved to uruguay, and we got very sick, including my cat. We suspect it was from drinking the tap water. Since then we have only been drinking filtered water. Should I also be giving my chickens water from our burkey water filter, or is it OK for them to drink tap water?

 

[DickMidnight]

let’s start with are you sure it was the water that got you all sick?

secondly, if it was, you should ditch that berkey filter as it isn’t nsf/ansi certified to do much of anything beyond removing lead from your drinking water.

if you’re worried about the water for your chickens, just set up a rain catchment and allow them to drink rain water.

 

[Meri Maura]

if you’re worried about the water for your chickens, just set up a rain catchment and allow them to drink rain water.

We just moved and we can't set that up now. I'm looking for short term solutions.

 

[Meri Maura]

let’s start with are you sure it was the water that got you all sick?

No, but we think it is. We've been exposed to alot of new things here, however, our cat has only been exposed to the tap water. My cat that used to be outdoor is not sick.

 

[DickMidnight]

We just moved and we can't set that up now. I'm looking for short term solutions.

that is a short term solution. just put a barrel in the yard and let it fill with rain water.

 

[Meri Maura]

that is a short term solution. just put a barrel in the yard and let it fill with rain water.

Ok, I'll see if I can. I'm afraid that they are drinking from our pond, but I put water out for them daily. We may also have gotten ill from that, as our dog was swimming in it.

It's a total mess.

 

[Meri Maura]

I just want to know if chickens are immune to......tap water illnesses.

 

[Brooks_]

I would think local chickens would be accustomed to the local water.

 

[DickMidnight]

the chickens were there when you moved in, right?

id assume whatever they’ve been drinking this whole time is just fine.

 

[Meri Maura]

the chickens were there when you moved in, right?

id assume whatever they’ve been drinking this whole time is just fine.

Yes. I suppose it's ok. I just don't want anything going wrong. I don't think the previous owners watered them though.