Watering question

[Orendalock]

Does any one no what I can put in my chickens water to keep algae from growing while not hurting my chickens

 

[CatWhisperer]

Clean water containers and provide fresh water daily.

 

[Kdlevesque]

Ditto on the clean containers and fresh water! We used to use a 5 gallon cooler with PVC pipe that fed into the coop and had the watering cups attached but I had a problem with algae growing in the cooler and I know there was some growing in the PVC pipe so I went back to the old way. I have a Hanging 3 gallon waterer but I fill it up every 2 days. I have 11 chickens and it lasts for a couple days before it needs changing.

 

[blackdog043]

Put a couple of copper fittings in the water or some pennies made before 1982. After "82" they were made with a copper coating. If your waterer is in the sun, maybe you could move it or put something over it to shade it.

"If your Lincoln Memorial penny has a date before 1982, it is made of 95% copper. If the date is 1983 or later, it is made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin copper coating. For pennies dated 1982, when both copper and zinc cents were made, and best way to determine their composition is to weigh them."

 

[rosemarythyme]

Not sure what type of waterers you have, but an enclosed, fully opaque waterer kept in a shady spot should have few issues with algae growth. I have never actually had to clean out my adult chicken waterers other than a simple quick rinse (the chick waterer is not opaque and gets slimy fast).

 

[Dephora]

Ditto to using copper fittings. Copper Sulfate also is used pretty regular by livestock farmers to keep tanks algae free.

https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=ACS

 

[Ms Heather Holloway]

I just clean mine daily I don't really have huge water containers or 5gallon drums yet lol.

 

[RebelChief]

I made a water system with a good sized cooler and pvc pipe. It's in the shade. I check it every few days or so. I think I will try to find a couple old pennies and throw them in. Good suggestion.

 

[5.3acredream]

I spray paint my waterers to make them opaque. Algae needs light to grow.

 

[Orendalock]

Clean water containers and provide fresh water daily.

thanks