81KQumO8L._SX522_grande by randombrad posted Mar 13, 2018 at 3:56 PM
This waterer works great. Auto refills with garden hose http://farmerbrad.com/bucketauto
I have a couple of options when it comes to waterers.
The mighty micro geared towards chicken tractors: http://farmerbrad.com/bucketmicro
The Automatic Chicken Watering Bucket can be used in the wintertime with manual refill and heated element - http://farmerbrad.com/bucketauto
Product Description:
This water bucket saves you time, and keeps the water fresh for your chickens. Bucket height can be adjusted unlike other chicken waterers.
*Bucket style/color may vary due to availability. Float valve style may vary due to availability.
Product Features:
Compact...
I uploaded a picture of a chicken in the laying box. I made it small enough that hopefully two chickens don't try to go in. But I was prepared if I needed to make them bigger.
Beyond the divider is the old section of the chicken coop. I added 3 lights above.
Only one of the 3 lights have this protected light fixture. I plan to replace the other two down the road.
I filled in some of the gaps with boards.
Added insulation on the lower sections in preparation for...
I was thinking about this problem. I blogged about a possible solution using technology. http://farmerbrad.com/2015/07/12/idea-intelligent-self-serve-egg-stand/
Instead of using a 5 gallon bucket I chose to use a 2 gallon bucket with a float valve. They are available at http://farmerbrad.com/bucketauto for $40
or on amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SWXXROS
This bucket is compact in size (2 gallon) so it will fit in smaller coops, but connects to a garden hose so it automatically refills when it gets low. In the winter time will need to install a water de-icer in the bucket and manually refill the bucket. With it being a 2 gallon bucket it doesn't...
This water bucket saves you time, and keeps the water fresh for your chickens. Bucket height can be adjusted unlike other chicken waterers. *bucket style/color may vary due to availability. * float valve style may vary due to availability.
My setup is similar. Except I don't have the metal, I'm going to split the corn crib in two, one side for layers one side for meat. Then I hope to make a double decker tunnel outside but keep the birds segregated. The web cam is live at farmerbrad.com