Poultry watering nipples - Connecting to pressured water supply (Home).

[RickT]

I want to know if anyone has tried to connect the pvc pipe with the nipples attached to a standard house water pressure?

I see that all of the poultry watering nipples only work with a gravity feed unless someone makes one to handle pressure.

It seems like if you use a water valve and have it just cracked open a little the nipples should work fine, unless the pressure would build up?

I'd like to hear if anyone have tried this.

I'm trying to get away from cleaning out the watering container every couple of days.

Thanks,

Rick

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I see that all of the poultry watering nipples only work with a gravity feed unless someone makes one to handle pressure.

It seems like if you use a water valve and have it just cracked open a little the nipples should work fine,

They likely will work as intended as long as there are a few chickens drinking from the nipples. The problem is that when there is less water being taken out of the system than is entering, the water pressure equalizes through out the system and then the first chicken that takes a sip gets sprayed in the face with high pressure water. To the poor chicken the message is "Stupid Chicken, don't drink here!"

 

[RickT]

Thanks for the info.
I thought that the pressure would build up.

Can't wait to see the new system. It looks like a regulator is the way to go.
No having to wash out tanks or remember to fill one.

It would be worth it to make it maintenance free.

Rick

 

[Demosthine]

I spent weeks trying to find a pressure reducer that would regulate pressure down to the maximum 5psi and couldn't find anything less than about $200. I am not willing to spend that amount of money when I get do a makeshift auto-filling gravity fed system for a tenth of the price.

I don't have any photos with me at work, but I can explain it well. It did take some time exploring the plumbing section at Home Depot and Lowe's to find out exactly how I wanted to do it, though. Oh, and I used the faucet lines to convert from the PVC connections to the toilet bowl float connector.

I mounted a 2-gallon bucket in the top corner of my coop and ran 3/4" PVC through the bottom down to the base of the coop. I added a male threaded hose connector to the end of the PVC. I connected this to a washing machine hose that has female connectors on both ends, and ultimately to my water spicket. This provides a very clean, leak-free connection to my water supply.

Inside the bucket, I installed a toilet bowl float (new of course) to regulate the height of the water. I have seen them at Goodwill numerous times (new in the box), for a couple of bucks, so keep an eye out. Otherwise, even the cheapest ones at WalMart work fine. Get just the fill valve. You don't need the flapper or toilet ring, obviously.

For the drain that runs to the watering nipples, you can use the overflow drain for a swamp cooler. They should be very readily available right now, as it's that time of the year, so grab a couple for backup. They are about a doller each. Use a faucet line to make this connection to the PVC as well.

I added a plumbing cap to the very lowest point of the watering lines so that I can clean and flush the entire system as necessary. It really doesn't need it often.

The advantage to this method versus the regulated pressure directly from the line is that I can add electrolytes, ACV or whatever directly in to the water supply. We rarely get freezing temperatures here in my part of Arizona, so that wasn't a concern. Depending on how many chickens you have, you shouldn't need to clean the system very often, either. A bucket lid with a single 1/8" hole will prevent the bucket forming a vacuum, but it will keep all the bugs and dirt out.

 

[Island Roo]

Meyer has one for $65
http://www.meyerhatchery.com/produc...upplies&grd_prodone_filter=PRODUCT_ID = '4008'


I have not tried it or dealt with meyer before.

I decided to go with a tank system similar to the designs above but I have to deal with freezing temperatures. So I added a return line, a small pump, and a tank de-icer for winter use. I also found a cheap filter similar to the under counter types at home depot. I use a 10 micron filter in the line feeding the nipples.

 

[Rich386]

Seems like every one has water concerns I know I did. I think we all put a lot of time and effort as well as money into it before we solved the problem.

 

[cindy parker]

I found a pressure regulator at Georgia Quail Farm in Savannah Ga...they have a website that can be ordered from. Mine was $27...no shipping since we picked it up of course. We haven't put it to the test yet, but hope to do so this weekend. If it doesn't work, we will just go with the gravity flow nipple set up.

 

[Fluffy Butt Hut 2024]

I spent weeks trying to find a pressure reducer that would regulate pressure down to the maximum 5psi and couldn't find anything less than about $200. I am not willing to spend that amount of money when I get do a makeshift auto-filling gravity fed system for a tenth of the price.

I don't have any photos with me at work, but I can explain it well. It did take some time exploring the plumbing section at Home Depot and Lowe's to find out exactly how I wanted to do it, though. Oh, and I used the faucet lines to convert from the PVC connections to the toilet bowl float connector.

I mounted a 2-gallon bucket in the top corner of my coop and ran 3/4" PVC through the bottom down to the base of the coop. I added a male threaded hose connector to the end of the PVC. I connected this to a washing machine hose that has female connectors on both ends, and ultimately to my water spicket. This provides a very clean, leak-free connection to my water supply.

Inside the bucket, I installed a toilet bowl float (new of course) to regulate the height of the water. I have seen them at Goodwill numerous times (new in the box), for a couple of bucks, so keep an eye out. Otherwise, even the cheapest ones at WalMart work fine. Get just the fill valve. You don't need the flapper or toilet ring, obviously.

For the drain that runs to the watering nipples, you can use the overflow drain for a swamp cooler. They should be very readily available right now, as it's that time of the year, so grab a couple for backup. They are about a doller each. Use a faucet line to make this connection to the PVC as well.

I added a plumbing cap to the very lowest point of the watering lines so that I can clean and flush the entire system as necessary. It really doesn't need it often.

The advantage to this method versus the regulated pressure directly from the line is that I can add electrolytes, ACV or whatever directly in to the water supply. We rarely get freezing temperatures here in my part of Arizona, so that wasn't a concern. Depending on how many chickens you have, you shouldn't need to clean the system very often, either. A bucket lid with a single 1/8" hole will prevent the bucket forming a vacuum, but it will keep all the bugs and dirt out.

AWESOME THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE IDEA.

 

[Fluffy Butt Hut 2024]

This is outcome

 

[Fluffy Butt Hut 2024]

Do you have any idea on how to keep dirt out of the cups?