I didn't realize there were these last few comments on here that i hadn't responded to, so here it goes.
DaveOmak Thanks, I'm lazy when it comes to maintenance, in which i mean i don't want to spend all my time cleaning up or feeding the animals, so i spent the time to design this and its worth...
Yeah i agree, i thought there would be more submissions.
Anyhow Rick26 made some great diagrams for my waterer and I just wanted people to know that I have added them to my write up. Thanks again to Rick 26!
This is a great thread, I too have been thinking about doing rabbits. Over the past two years i have done egg chickens, meat chickens, ducks for eggs, and turkeys for meat. So i have some experience raising animals and i did have a pet rabbit for many years but i never considered eating him at...
thats great news! im glad you were able to modify the design to better suit you. i love it and it works great. now i use the watering nipples from the first day they start drinking water. I made a tiny one for some ducklings i hatched about a month ago.
Hello All, I posted the picture of the pump box, someone asked me if it really was an aquarium pump and i checked the box an it is infact not an aquarium pump but a fountain pump. sorry if this screwed anyone up but now you have an actual picture. thanks
No problem amy. That may help but I doubt it because the heat tape will warm the pipe, but the water in the pipe doesn't freeze. The problem is that there is and has to be exposed metal and water, if not they couldn`t drink. Sometimes drops stay on the nipples which is unavoidable. Probably the...
Yeah just a $6 submersible pump from harbor freight. I have a new one on the shelf as a backup but the original has been running for over a year straight now. Don`t go too strong on the pump though, all you need to do is keep the water moving.
Ok here are my two entries, the first one looks like a pose from a band picture. The second one looks like an angry puff, but her name is Cinder and she is sweet.
see my write up....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/summer-winter-chicken-nipple-waterer?utm_campaign=subscription&utm_source=subscription_immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email
yeah the insulation makes a very big difference, the way mine is it works down til 10 degrees then the nipples themselves freeze, with the water moving and the heater it hasn't froze yet (the cooler and water lines) and it gets pretty cold here in nh. I think it would work if you insulated...
i use the 3/4" pvc pipe because mine has to go through a wall and it makes it easier and less expensive than useing all pvc. this also makes it easier to clean later and adjustable. u can certainly use a 5 gallon bucket but you are going to want to insulate everything as i did, i used the cooler...