“Made It Myself” Poultry Waterer

“Made It Myself” Poultry Waterer LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous Chuck Krueger says he’s tried several different types of poultry waterers over the years trying to find one that he wouldn’t have to fill every few days While most of those waterers worked the water supply would get dirty and allow algae to develop Krueger wanted a waterer that would deliver fresh and clean water at an economical price so he decided to build one himself He wrote about his system in Backyard Poultry magazine and provided directions on how to build the device he made Krueger’s parts list is available from home improvement stores It includes 4-in dia PVC pipe two 4-in PVC flat end caps six 1/2-in PVC 90-degree elbows two 1/2-in PVC plugs a toilet flow control valve a flat rubber washer with a 1-in dia hole a stainless steel toilet water supply line and a brass adapter for connecting to a water supply To build his waterer Krueger drilled three holes in one of the end caps two for installing the PVC plugs and the third for the flow control valve The flow control extended through the bottom of the cap so a water supply line could be connected just like on a toilet tank He used four pieces of 1/2-in PVC pipe and elbows to make a loop for the fresh water He attached the loop to the end cap holes with PVC elbows Five poultry nipples were added to the fresh water loop for the chickens to drink The fresh water level in the PVC reservoir is controlled by the toilet valve with the second end cap serving as the tank cover Krueger attached the waterer to the side of his coop using large hose clamps Krueger also made a second waterer with poultry cups and says that one also works well For complete instructions with photos see Krueger’s story at www backyardpoultry com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Chuck Krueger via Backyard Poultry

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