- Mar 6, 2011
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Hi everyone
Im hoping someone can walk me through how to set up a rain catchment system and automatic waterer for our coop/run.
I need the for dummies version
We have five chickens, all standard size
and I am in the process of building a 5' x 10' coop/run. The coop is elevated with 2.5 feet of run below. The entire coop/run will be covered with a metal gabled roof with gutters at about 6 feet high- id like to have the gutters drain into a 30 gallon food grade barrel i already have.
Ive never set anything up like this before but i am soo excited about it!
We get lots of rain here and I love the idea of 'harvesting' it and using it for the garden and the chickens!
Anyway, needless to say I have no idea what supplies I will need, type of filters, how high up my barrel needs to be to get the correct water pressure, how to place the gutters to harvest the runoff from both sides of the gabled roof etc...and of course what the best way of delivery to the chickens will be- i've seen nipple waterers and cups but not sure which would be better for my situation?
Would love some guidance
Im hoping someone can walk me through how to set up a rain catchment system and automatic waterer for our coop/run.
I need the for dummies version

We have five chickens, all standard size

Ive never set anything up like this before but i am soo excited about it!
We get lots of rain here and I love the idea of 'harvesting' it and using it for the garden and the chickens!
Anyway, needless to say I have no idea what supplies I will need, type of filters, how high up my barrel needs to be to get the correct water pressure, how to place the gutters to harvest the runoff from both sides of the gabled roof etc...and of course what the best way of delivery to the chickens will be- i've seen nipple waterers and cups but not sure which would be better for my situation?
Would love some guidance
