Urgent - Has anyone on here successfully collected and used rainwater for their chickens/geese/guinea fowl/quail?

[Pickensandchigs]

Do it. Its a great idea. It works.

 

[RoyalChick]

I collect rain water in a barrel from the roof of the coop and run it out with a hose to fill the waterers.
It works great except for a few weeks I the year when the hose freezes.
I just got fed up carrying water so now I don’t have to.

 

[pekin queen]

@TheFlockFather @pekin queen @SilverBirds Do you add vinegar or bleach to keep it clean? Thanks,

not often every now and then it gets a little to dirty and we ad bleach but i think we have only had to do that 1 or 2 times in the 7 years we have done it

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

not often every now and then it gets a little to dirty and we ad bleach but i think we have only had to do that 1 or 2 times in the 7 years we have done it

How much do you add when you do? Thx,

 

[pekin queen]

How much do you add when you do? Thx,

ummm sorry, i dont remember

 

[Alagirl]

Can you explain how this connection works? Is it just open or is there an internal catch?

Ideally, you get a spout set up for that so you can reduce debris falling into the water barrel. I believe there are several different ones available.
And an overflow (in case your downspout is routed into the sewer system) or away from the water barrel. I would have definitely needed one or 2 of them last week, it rained buckets 3 or 4 days in a row!

a quick google search:
https://www.google.com/search?q=dow...30j0i390l3.6394j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
because it is a thing - unless it is forbidden

 

[JacinLarkwell]

@U_Stormcrow

 

[630004]

Can you explain how this connection works? Is it just open or is there an internal catch?

it’s a rubber diverted that goes into the gutter. If the barrel is fulll it overflows and water goes down the gutter.

 

[630004]

@TheFlockFather @pekin queen @SilverBirds Do you add vinegar or bleach to keep it clean? Thanks,

Nope. Just let it do it’s own thing. Works great

 

[630004]

Ideally, you get a spout set up for that so you can reduce debris falling into the water barrel. I believe there are several different ones available.
And an overflow (in case your downspout is routed into the sewer system) or away from the water barrel. I would have definitely needed one or 2 of them last week, it rained buckets 3 or 4 days in a row!

a quick google search:
https://www.google.com/search?q=dow...30j0i390l3.6394j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
because it is a thing - unless it is forbidden

I have the diverter in your search. I aLeo have the foam inserts in the gutter which do a great job keeping debris out.