Category: Chicken Waterers

Build a DIY Chicken Waterer

Building a DIY Chicken WatererDo you want to build your own chicken waterer without wasting time on trial and error? Then look no further! We’ve expanded and cleaned up the instructions file that that used to come in our DIY kits and turned it into an ebook available on all retailers.

Get rid of those filthy waterers in your coops and tractors. Keep your flock hydrated in the winter when traditional waterers freeze. And give your flock something to do so they don’t pick on each other.

From easy-to-build bucket waterers to complex PVC arrays, you’ll save time and money while creating the perfect waterer for any type of poultry with our brand new ebook. Enjoy!

Turning a bucket chicken waterer into a feeder

Galvanized bucket chicken waterer

I dropped by my mother-in-law’s coop the other day and took a look inside. “What an interesting feeder,” I said. “Where did that come from?”

She explained that the feeder had actually started life as a waterer. But the lip broke off, which meant the gravity-feed contraption no longer worked as intended. So now she fills the bucket with pellets as a low-tech gravity feeder. A great example of Appalachian ingenuity!

New and improved heated chicken waterer

Heated WatererHeated chicken nippleLast year, the best heated waterers we’d seen for chickens were our own products. But we took some time off innovating and someone else came to the rescue.

The 2-gallon Farm Innovators Chicken Drinker uses a nipple designed to carry the heat of the water to the outdoors. According to their literature, chickens can keep pecking up clean water using this product down past 0 Fahrenheit, and Mark’s mom has reported good results at least into the teens.

We’re curious to hear from anyone else who might have given this new heated waterer a try. What did you love and what did you hate about Farm Innovators’ contribution?