waterer

Tupperware container with 3 horizontal nipples purchased in bulk on Amazon. We put a couple of drips of RV water freshener in so scum doesn't start in it.

Can the BYC attach links for your favorite waterer for your chickens please! I have what seems like a standard one and it gets dirty so fast. Looking to upgrade it when our baby chicks move in with our two older ladies.

Hello! I have a chick feeder, and was wondering if i could use it for my grown chickens? They’re small since they’re Seramas, but are there any issues?

Hi all! I have taken on my sister in law’s hens as she went south for the winter. I’m in south east South Dakota where temps hover around freezing through daytime hours, below freezing over night and it will dip even colder, single digits and -0 before winter is over. For that reason, I...

Hey BYC community! I just wanted to show yall my new waterer that my dad and I made! I used to fill up water for the girls daily, but now I only fill it up once a week!

Hi, all! Today I noticed my barred rock had a weird wart looking thing on her wattle. My husband and I set her down to get a phone to take a picture and within a few minutes the dark scab had already fallen or been pecked off. I attached a photo of what it looks like. We put some iodine on it...

One of the waterers for my chickens broke and the backup isn't doing as well as it normally does. My dad has me trying to clean out an old rusty metal waterer. In the middle of trying, I wondered if it was even worth it considering how much stuff built up, probably from iron in the well water. I...

Hi, I'm Rachel and I am a brand new chicken owner! I have had my 6 girls for 2 weeks and because I got them from a breeder the age range is 2-5 weeks. I have four silkies, an Olive Egger and a Black Copper Marans. I live in a suburban area right outside Detroit in Michigan but my city allows up...

Don’t you just hate/love these waterers? They keep the water clean and last more than a day or so BUT the filling is such a PAIN I was tired of having to jam the top into the ground or trying to hold it between my feet to lock/unlock the bottom so I made this little board arrangement- put an...

Hi all, We are about a month away from adding to our flock, and I'm trying to prepare. I've raised baby chicks before, and I used the plastic water that screws on to the red base and gravity feeds to water the chicks. I hate that thing. Mine doesn't tighten down all the way (it jumps the track)...

So we've been using water cups on a 5 gallon bucket to water our flock since we got them in May, but after running a kettle out to melt the water several times a day during the cold snap, I decided to switch to the freeze free nipples and throw a de-icer in the bucket. The problem is that the...

My son poked a small hole in the side of our 5 gallon plastic water container. What adhesive is safe to use to repair said hole?

Hi all! Using tested well water (no e coli, no choliform) in 3 gallon chicken waterer. Sitting in the sun, the water turns a little green and the sides of the base turn slimy over the course of a few days. I am cleaning it constantly. Our well water is hard, naturally. Is the water no good? Or...

Have any of you used a solar-powered generator to power things in your coop, such as a de-icer, lights, or ventilation fan? I’m not talking about solar-powered devices that only work when the sun is out, but a solar-powered generator that I could plug my devices into. My goal is to be...

Hi guys, I was trying out different waterer for my button quail. Because they either soils my bedding or get pooped on so much the mixture is just disgusting. So I thought I bought the nipple waterer from rent a coop might be a good idea. I’ve tried the horizontal nipple but they seem to have...

I was thinking about how to keep the run and coop dry as I have ducks and chickens living together. The ducks are incredibly messy drinkers splashing water everywhere. I have the trough style waterers and one hanging upside down nipple waterer that seems to leak a little bit. In the run I was...

I currently have an open dish for food, and a bowl for water but I would like to upgrade. and needed some new ideas for a feeder and a waterer for about 30 chickens I also have a HUGE sparrow problem :barnie(those darn things I can't seem to get rid of them ) What is your favorite...

Hey chicken lovers! Can I place a galvanized poultry waterer on a heater base? Will it rust, break down, or otherwise contaminate my chicken's water? Are there any other concerns for using a heater with this waterer? Thanks!