Keeping the girls in fresh water

stacieish

In the Brooder
5 Years
May 22, 2014
17
1
26
Manchester, England
Any tips on keeping my 5 girls in fresh water?
I have a bell hanger (forever being knocked or tipped) hanging from run
An old dog bowl full of water, forever being perched on knocked over and a parrot cage cup, clipped onto wire (handy as catches all the rain water we get over here in England)

I am constantly filling the water containers up all day, any new tips or ideas that could stop me constantly fretting my girls won't have water available?

Thanks
 
If you aren't comfortable with nipple drinkers, you can make a much better waterer than those bell ones for about $10.

1) http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/behrens-utility-pan-3-gal-capacity ($4.49)
2) 5 gallon bucket ($2.85 at Lowes)
3) lid for bucket ($1.88 at Lowes)

Drill a hole, about 1/2 inch in diameter, about 1 - 2 inches below the rim of the bucket. I pick a spot farthest from the bails, so as not to weaken them. Fill the bucket to the hole, snap the lid on, invert it into the pan. Done.

You can raise it on bricks if you want it higher.
 

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