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[Pyxis]

Welcome all newcomers to the thread! Just a warning to you all, we are terrible enablers in here.

It's snowing over here! Anyone else getting snow? I can finally see the yard (and even though it's a big mud pit I like it better than under four feet of snow) and now it's snowing again. I hope it melts off quick.

 

[Beer can]

Nooo! No more snow!

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

Welcome all newcomers to the thread! Just a warning to you all, we are terrible enablers in here.

It's snowing over here! Anyone else getting snow? I can finally see the yard (and even though it's a big mud pit I like it better than under four feet of snow) and now it's snowing again. I hope it melts off quick.

Stop saying the S word! It's evil!

 

[boskelli1571]

Welcome all newcomers to the thread! Just a warning to you all, we are terrible enablers in here.

It's snowing over here! Anyone else getting snow? I can finally see the yard (and even though it's a big mud pit I like it better than under four feet of snow) and now it's snowing again. I hope it melts off quick.

We have rain and thunderstorms.............

 

[Pharkas]

How did you secure you pvc? How will you raise it up as they grow?

The PVC sections are assembled using PVC solvent and PVC cement. The system in the picture has the 3" pipe attached to 3 1/4" tall 2x4 blocks using metal pipe strapping. I was originally going to use eye bolts on the brooder walls along with a small bungee to keep the upright secure but as is, it has a low center of gravity and is quite stable on the blocks. I will only have the chicks in this small brooder for 1 - 2 weeks and then they go into a much larger plywood brooder in my shed. I am currently building a larger water system in there that will have the waterer attached to sliding rails on the wall of the brooder and will be completely adjustable for height. It uses 3" plastic pipe brackets. I will show pics as I build it.

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

The PVC sections are assembled using PVC solvent and PVC cement. The system in the picture has the 3" pipe attached to 3 1/4" tall 2x4 blocks using metal pipe strapping. I was originally going to use eye bolts on the brooder walls along with a small bungee to keep the upright secure but as is, it has a low center of gravity and is quite stable on the blocks. I will only have the chicks in this small brooder for 1 - 2 weeks and then they go into a much larger plywood brooder in my shed. I am currently building a larger water system in there that will have the waterer attached to sliding rails on the wall of the brooder and will be completely adjustable for height. It uses 3" plastic pipe brackets. I will show pics as I build it.

That's a great idea - I could add that to the walls of my grow out pen in the garage! Thanks for the info!!!!!!

 

[akaruby]

We have rain and thunderstorms.............

We had snow on Sunday, but now its just raining and raining! Where is my warm weather?!

 

[Pharkas]

I'd like to try a nipple waterer, I have dumb chickens though, they might not figure it out. I hung a big head of cabbage in their coop, two weeks they never touched it. I even put scratch under it and ripped some leaves off which they did eat. I think they were scared of it so I took it down and they devoured it in a day and a half.

My adult chickens did not have the nipples as chicks. I have a standard 5 gallon pail with 5 horizontal nipples attached to the side perimeter of the bucket. The bucket sits on top of 2 stacked brake rotors from my truck. I use a bird bath heater in the bucket and the system works all winter long. I fill the bucket every 10 days or so. Chickens learn very quickly to use this setup. First remove any other water source from the coop. The chickens are immediately drawn to the red color of the nipples. When the 1st chicken picks at the nipple it makes a sound that attracts the rest of the chickens and soon they are all fighting for a turn. My coop is filthy from the long winter, but if everyone forgives the mess I will take a couple of pics this evening. It is in bad need of a good spring cleaning!

 

[BusyBearMama]

:-D

Thank you I have fallen completely in love already, I will updated later when we decide on a name

 

[Beer can]

@Pharkas
Thanks, I'll try the same setup, I was worried they wouldn't figure it out.
My main concern with sticking to the open water and roosters getting major freezer burn on their wattles. My one welsummer didn't get it this year but I have white jersey giants and black and blue langshans coming in a few weeks and I plan on keeping all the roosters until next year before I select my breeding stock. If we have a winter like this last one of every day subzero temps I think I'm bound to have problems. I've seen some terrible frost burned wattle pics.