will buckets work for watering my chickens

[Emily_loveschickens]

Our normal poultry drinker is running out and leaking a ton. I was wondering If a generic feed bucket would work or is it a drowning hazard? Thanks.

 

[WIchickMama]

It would depend on how old your chickens are.

I use a black feed bowl and a dog water bowl for my chickens, up on a cinder block

 

[Yardmom]

As long as the bucket is shorter than all your chickens.

 

[Yardmom]

If your bucket is to tall or you have chicks. A cheap way to water chickens is to add nipple waters to a bucket. I order rent a coop ones from Amazon.

 

[Weeg]

Yep. I use 2-3 gallon buckets for all of my adult birds. Ducks, chickens and bantams. For the smaller bantams I do supply a shallower livestock feed bin. That’s because once they drink down the buckets they can’t reach the water anymore.
Just switched to some nipples in a 5 gallon bucket to try that out.

 

[saysfaa]

I used gradually bigger crocks as the chicks grew (after they outgrew the chick waterer), that worked well until it was late enough in the fall to risk it breaking from freezing. About that time, I found a 3 quart ice bucket that they have used since. I adore that - it is stainless steel so easy to clean and vacuum sealed so stays cool in the summer and goes 12 hours without freezing - at anything warmer than 15F (-9C).

I don't think there is or was any drowning hazard. I wouldn't do it with young chicks, though.

 

[Happy hen lover]

If your bucket is to tall or you have chicks. A cheap way to water chickens is to add nipple waters to a bucket. I order rent a coop ones from Amazon.

Me too I hang them all up so no dirt kicked up in them. I use only nipple waterers.

 

[Tonyroo]

I put to use all my Folgers coffee containers as a waterer and feed buckets. Works fine.