DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[aart]

I was actually wanting ides on how to make one.

Oh Heck, Sorry....*just* read thru this thread, there's a bunch of them.

or do a search:
advanced search>titles only> DIY nipple waterer

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I'll see what I can come up with. Thank you.

I do like the flexible hose in the link I provided so I will add that into my build. I found nipples on amazon that will work for day old chicks on up. My local store doesn't have them.

 

[OScarlet]

I'm going to be building one tomorrow, I can take some pictures if you want.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I'm going to be building one tomorrow, I can take some pictures if you want.

Yes please. I do better with pictures than instructions. I am so right brained at times it isn't funny. lol!

 

[aart]

I'm going to be building one tomorrow, I can take some pictures if you want.

It would be great if you could put that info in a new thread titled so it can be found easily in a search on titles.

I love these long threads, so much good info and fun to see, but it's almost impossible to find info in them at a later date....unless you have hours to page thru the whole thing.
Maybe someone knows a way to search them that has proven effective that I am unaware of?

 

[Bens-Hens]

I just search for keywords within the thread, or if it's a mega thread I open the picture gallery on the left and scroll through the thumbnails until I see what I was looking for.

 

[aart]

I just search for keywords within the thread, or if it's a mega thread I open the picture gallery on the left and scroll through the thumbnails until I see what I was looking for.

Yah, image scrolling works pretty good...I forgot about that, thanks!

 

[perchie.girl]

I just search for keywords within the thread, or if it's a mega thread I open the picture gallery on the left and scroll through the thumbnails until I see what I was looking for.

thats what I do. The picture thing. because there is a link to where the picture was posted.

deb

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I just search for keywords within the thread, or if it's a mega thread I open the picture gallery on the left and scroll through the thumbnails until I see what I was looking for.

That works great unless you are new, like me, to this whole keeping chickens thing.
I don't necessarily know what I am looking for, but will stumble across something like the waterer I found on Amazon and think I should be able to make that.

 

[perchie.girl]

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I wish I were building one or I would take step by step pictures. let me see if I can find a couple of links for you....

here you go


https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-nipples-anyone

If you dont want to plumb it completely in PVC just get the connection out of the bucket then glue on a pVC male hose fitting. Then for the nipple bar use another PVC male hose fitting.

Then buy a hose for a washing machine.... They have female fittings on both ends.

Male ends are threaded on the outside.... female ends are threaded on the inside.

I have had very bad results trying to use the Female fittings made of pvc due to leakage.

Hope this helps,.
deb