I did this design also for my flock in January of 2020 using the exact same toilet valve and 4 inch PVC and caps. The only differences in mine are the following. I partitioned a part of my coop to raise chicks which require different feed, but i wanted to use the waterer to water both the separated flocks. So, instead of coming out of the main chamber with PVC, i used a 1/4 inch tubing fitting and mounted the chamber at a little higher elevation so I could use the 1/4 inch tubing and various fittings to run as many branches around my coop as I desired. I also used horizontal nipples screwed into PVC for the outlets, as they are much less prone to leaks and other problems. After near 14 months of this I only had one problem. I had to shut off the water supply to this system just recently due to a rare hard freeze in my area. In a few days I was able to turn the supply back on with no damage to the system. Being 70 years old, I love this thing...Maybe I should post my no waste self feeder design on my end. I love it too....
A simple way to train s flock to the nipples is let them get thirsty a couple of hours, then go trigger the nipples by hand. It only takes one chicken to see the water dripping out, They learn from their own kind very quickly.
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This was great, going to try it for my pheasants and quail. Thanks!
I did this design also for my flock in January of 2020 using the exact same toilet valve and 4 inch PVC and caps. The only differences in mine are the following. I partitioned a part of my coop to raise chicks which require different feed, but i wanted to use the waterer to water both the separated flocks. So, instead of coming out of the main chamber with PVC, i used a 1/4 inch tubing fitting and mounted the chamber at a little higher elevation so I could use the 1/4 inch tubing and various fittings to run as many branches around my coop as I desired. I also used horizontal nipples screwed into PVC for the outlets, as they are much less prone to leaks and other problems. After near 14 months of this I only had one problem. I had to shut off the water supply to this system just recently due to a rare hard freeze in my area. In a few days I was able to turn the supply back on with no damage to the system. Being 70 years old, I love this thing...Maybe I should post my no waste self feeder design on my end. I love it too....
That is awesome!! Thanks for the input! Great idea!
Joe Rogan haircut 🤣 I love Joe...and you're funny too, just found your channel! Love it!
One way you could possibly entice them to use the waterer nippers is by pointing a laser pointer at the metal tips
A simple way to train s flock to the nipples is let them get thirsty a couple of hours, then go trigger the nipples by hand. It only takes one chicken to see the water dripping out, They learn from their own kind very quickly.
Thanks for the hint!
Do you name all your baby chicks?
I do- usually they are all Nugget... hahaha