Mounting Stand for soda bottle waterer.

[sluggospud]

I attached a poultry nipple to a soda bottle for the chicks I'm getting next week. I wanted a mounting stand that I could adjust the height as the chicks grew. I tried to attach the bottle with a bungy cord I had on hand, but it was too tight and was deforming the bottle.

A trip to the plumbing supply store, and $6 later:





It's made with scrap wood, a 4" PVC coupler ($4), and a 4" PVC drain cover ($2), and some wood screws I had on hand.

I cut out part of the drain cover so that the bottom of the bottle will be exposed, and attached it to the coupler with a couple of screws. I drilled a series of mounting holes into the wood so that I can raise the bottle an inch at a time. There are clearance holes for the screwdriver, but during assembly I found out my screwdriver didn't reach that deep. Good thing I had a stubby one and was able to tighten the screws.




Chick eye view

 

[Makomd]

Nice!!! I gave up on the nipple waterers, back to the black rubber bowls from TSC.

 

[jimmywalt]

That's very nice. But where can I purchase just two or three of those nipples at an inexpensive price? I only have 3 chickens so I don't need much?

Thank you.

 

[sluggospud]

I got them on ebay. Lots of sellers offer them in packages of 5 or 10. Make sure you get a few extra for breakage. They are hard to install.

 

[krcchickens]

Nice I need to figure out something for mine. Mine are hanging from a string for now. I line the nipples though

 

[jimmywalt]

I attached a poultry nipple to a soda bottle for the chicks I'm getting next week. I wanted a mounting stand that I could adjust the height as the chicks grew. I tried to attach the bottle with a bungy cord I had on hand, but it was too tight and was deforming the bottle.

A trip to the plumbing supply store, and $6 later:

It's made with scrap wood, a 4" PVC coupler ($4), and a 4" PVC drain cover ($2), and some wood screws I had on hand.

I cut out part of the drain cover so that the bottom of the bottle will be exposed, and attached it to the coupler with a couple of screws. I drilled a series of mounting holes into the wood so that I can raise the bottle an inch at a time. There are clearance holes for the screwdriver, but during assembly I found out my screwdriver didn't reach that deep. Good thing I had a stubby one and was able to tighten the screws.

Chick eye view

Can you tell me how that poultry nipple attaches to the water bottle? Did you just make a little hole in the bottom of the bottle and push it in? What keeps it from dripping where it contacts with the bottle? Do you have any pictures of just the bottle & nipple?

Thank you very much!

 

[jimmywalt]

Do they look like one of these? -

http://www.qcsupply.com/farm-livestock/waterers/poultry-waterers.html

 

[krcchickens]

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 Can you tell me how that poultry nipple attaches to the water bottle? Did you just make a little hole in the bottom of the bottle and push it in? What keeps it from dripping where it contacts with the bottle? Do you have any pictures of just the bottle & nipple?

Thank you very much!

if sluggospuds is the same nipples as mine you attach it to the cap. I was told to only use a 11/32 drill bit to prevent leaking.

 

[krcchickens]

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Do they look like one of these? -

http://www.qcsupply.com/farm-livestock/waterers/poultry-waterers.html [/quoteThat's what mine look like

 

[jimmywalt]

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Quote: I'm sorry I don't understand your reply? Are yours the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd picture? How do you keep the bottle from leaking? Thank you.