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MotherOfChickens said:
:lau Well let me know how it works! I wont be able to order some until next week when I get back home. I sure hope they work well!
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Not sure how long they'll take to get here, 'free' shipping can be a long lead time.
And not sure I have a cooler to test on, tho I might-will have to dig around.
@blackdog043 have you used these products?
 
aart said:
Not sure how long they'll take to get here, 'free' shipping can be a long lead time.
And not sure I have a cooler to test on, tho I might-will have to dig around.
@blackdog043 have you used these products?
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I hear ya... I was reading that you need to make sure of the thickness of your cooler because some are really thick and the adapters are only 1.5" long.
 
MotherOfChickens said:
I hear ya... I was reading that you need to make sure of the thickness of your cooler because some are really thick and the adapters are only 1.5" long.
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I think that could cover most coolers,
but might be hard to measure wall thickness before drilling that hole.

Another thing to keep in mind is how big of a cooler do you need, for both water capacity and heater fitting in functionally.
My birds drink about a gallon a day, I have a 3 gallon jug that I top off every day, especially in winter as you need to keep an AQ heater covered with water at all times or it could start a fire. Not sure about other heaters, like the stock tank ones.
The 3 gallon I have works well as the AQ heater fits laying flat on the bottom,
and also fit thru the rather large neck,
so what heater you use is also a variable to consider.
 
aart said:
I think that could cover most coolers,
but might be hard to measure wall thickness before drilling that hole.

Another thing to keep in mind is how big of a cooler do you need, for both water capacity and heater fitting in functionally.
My birds drink about a gallon a day, I have a 3 gallon jug that I top off every day, especially in winter as you need to keep an AQ heater covered with water at all times or it could start a fire. Not sure about other heaters, like the stock tank ones.
The 3 gallon I have works well as the AQ heater fits laying flat on the bottom,
and also fit thru the rather large neck,
so what heater you use is also a variable to consider.
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I only have 7 chickens, and my cockerel is going to go live at my dad's hobby farm. So I will have 6 chickens to make this waterer for by then. I have my younger ( 3 month olds) separated from my older hens as I am slowly trying to integrate them. They are in the same run, but have a wall that is just made of chicken wire separating them. I am thinking of keeping them separated until I can get 1 large coop built. So, with that, I am thinking of maybe 2 one gallon coolers? What do you suggest?
 
I would think you'd have them integrated by winter.

Another thought for you, if you daytime temps stay above freezing,
you could make 2 waterers and swap them out every morning and skip the heater altogether.
 

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