How often do you clean your waterer?

[myback40]

For those not using nipple or water-cup systems, how often do you clean out the waterer? With the colder weather and busier season, I guess I'm going through a bad attitude period regarding water chores.

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Once a week should do it unless you have lots of chickens I only have 17 so eh

 

[Spartan22]

We have 4 waterers, i clean and fill them up everyday takes few minutes. Thoroughly scrub and clean them once a month.

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Wow how many chickens

 

[myback40]

Omigosh, I am scrubbing it out every day! So a swish with the hose and refill would be ok 6 days out of 7? Sometimes I detect a smell like my goldfish bowl used to get when I was a kid and didn't clean it. It freaks me out and makes me feel guilty. But maybe a full scrub isn't needed every day? Set me free!

 

[orrpeople]

Haha! I can relate! It's a never ending chore! It helps if I think about personally having to drink out of the waterers. If I say "No way" - it's time! There is a good algeacide (copper sulfate) that will make cleaning easier, and is especially made for poultry. As far as practicality, I clean my 5 gallon waterers a couple times a week -very thoroughly- and I do a less thorough cleaning (scrub the tray and partial dump) almost daily. My smaller waterers have to be completely done almost every day.

 

[jake bauer]

For those not using nipple or water-cup systems, how often do you clean out the waterer? With the colder weather and busier season, I guess I'm going through a bad attitude period regarding water chores.

I keep the water container on the smaller size so Iam forced to clean and fill every 2 to 4 days.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Worst part of chicken keeping, for sure!!! Getting me some chicken nipples! (that just sounds so wrong, lol)

 

[Chickassan]

Once maybe twice a week, depending on if anyone dropped a deuce in the water.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Once maybe twice a week, depending on if anyone dropped a deuce in the water.

hahahahaha. Chickassan, I love you <giggling like Beavis>