Hate my Waterer!

[Pater est Pullis]

I use this. I've never cleaned it in almost 8 months. In this pic, it looks discolored towards the bottom and as if algae may be growing in it, but I can assure there isn't any. There are about 5 or 6 pennies in it. Copper is a natural biocide and will not harm the chickens. (Think about all the copper pipes in your house.) I fill it with the hose from outside the run. View attachment 1251242

I throw in few copper fittings into my buckets, no algae, and a little copper is good in a chickens diet.

 

[Chlady55]

I couldn't find any place level in my whole run and even when I would put gravel and a flat block in the girls would dig around it and un-level the waterer causing the water all to leak out. So I had to get a hanging one. This one works well- the handle is sturdy and its easy to clean and unhook to fill.

 

[Chlady55]

I also have a heated one

 

[h2oratt]

Where do they leak from? Mine don't leak.

Where the red cup meet the black connector. Where did you buy yours?

 

[h2oratt]

The liver cups we have recommend using a little bit of silicone plumbing tape on the threading where you screw it into your bucket/ bottle / pipe.
May help form a bit tighter seal?

WE did try that. It helped but they still ended up leaking.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I throw in few copper fittings into my buckets, no algae, and a little copper is good in a chickens diet.

Another great idea.

 

[blackdog043]

SOLD, I'm going straight horizontal,

Get an 11/32 drill bit to make the proper size hole and you should not have any problems. You do not need anything on the threads, just spin the nipple in.

 

[h2oratt]

Get an 11/32 drill bit to make the proper size hole and you should not have any problems. You do not need anything on the threads, just spin the nipple in.

Would the nipple work better than the red cups

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Would the nipple work better than the red cups

In not-severely freezing weather they would.

 

[blackdog043]

I've not used the red cups, but this thread has a couple people saying theirs are leaking. You hardly ever hear someone say negative things about horizontal nipples.