Well I saw the nice fancy waterers at the ranch store for about $10 and decided it was to much money, then again Just a plain watering bowl is way to messy. So i took a 44 oz cup from the gas station cut a a little triangle in one side(just smaller than the dish), filled with water and placed it in a square dish (about 6in square a pie pan would probably be better) I fill it once a day the chicks have never tipped it and best of all no mess.