lol..hahah. Awesome team work and the dog as well . I just got my husband to watch this and he was asking questions and it was like you were here answering his questions. So we are going to put this information into action. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. Keep the faith.
My dad and I are going to make one of these. I have 40 laying hens and they only have access to plastic chicken waterers and it gets annoying having to drag those heavy things around. Great video too!
Good deal. Thanks for the video. I personally will use acidified cooper sulfate to clean water. Apple cider vinegar will also kill good gut bacteria. But nice video.
1:17 😂 Aye she had to handle business bruh you was slackin Good strong woman making it happen Thank you for the video this design is a lot more practical than the other ones with all the extra tubes and fail points I’m doing this immediately Just needs an automatic timer and hose in the top to fill it back up once a week and you’ll be Gucci
Just FYI, if you put them outside under the gutter and put a screen on the top of the opening of the barrel, you could have the rain fill it for you. And also if you put the barrel on bricks or pavers or cinder blocks, you can put the cups lower. And one more lol, if you stagger the cups with some higher and some lower, then all size of birds can use it easier. I have turkeys, regular chickens and bantams so they all like the different height cups. In the winter you can pour boiling water into it to keep it from freezing and even wrap the barrel with insulation.
It doesn't stay freezing during the day here. I'm in east TN and seldom gets cold for long periods and if it does, I take a bucket of fresh water a few times a day and put it in an oil pan I got at the dollar tree. If I lived in a colder climate, I would use wood chips or leaves as insulation in one of the walls of the coop and put the barrel next to it.
I have a food grade barrel too and I have the vertical nipples, when I tried installing them. The rings on the nipples started to smush and flatten. They won’t screw on... am I doing something wrong!?
We made one of these for our chickens and we love it except now we’re noticing there is a weird film on top of the water and there are dark spots forming on the side walls above the water level and it smells pretty bad 😳we put in 1 tablespoon per gallon of apple cider vinegar when we started it. do you have any suggestions? Have you ever experienced this with your waterer? We also have a lid on it
Oh no! That’s probably mold I would clean it out with a bleach and water solution. We haven’t had that happen at all. It’s a good idea to let them drain it completely and then take the lid off and let it dry out for a day. Hope that helps. Also we don’t use ACV in ours anymore.
How is it in freezing weather? I am thinking of doing one and putting a heater in the barrel but the cups are concerning they may freeze and crack. Have you had any issuess?
I don’t think the cups would crack but they would definitely freeze up. I haven’t had any issues but it doesn’t freeze for long periods of time here. They usually thaw when the sun starts coming up.
Milk And Honey Acreage I wish I could say the same about our area. We go through weeks to months with daytime highs below freezing. If I figure out a way to prevent it I’ll post it and thanks for the reply.
SW MI - what type of heater do you plan on using. I have the caps and a non removable lid. I don’t want to cut the barrel. have you thought of using a 50 gal aquarium heater? my barrel with be blocked in by tarps only.
I have a 65 gal. Plastic barrel with an electric submersible heater. I installed 4 freeze proof nipples for 14 hens. I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The water never freezes and it gets well below zero°. They work great.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreagesame brand you have in video. Lasted less than a week before they started falling out. Ended up buying a nut to put on the back of it to hold it in.
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lol..hahah. Awesome team work and the dog as well . I just got my husband to watch this and he was asking questions and it was like you were here answering his questions. So we are going to put this information into action. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. Keep the faith.
💟Thank You!💟
My dad and I are going to make one of these. I have 40 laying hens and they only have access to plastic chicken waterers and it gets annoying having to drag those heavy things around. Great video too!
How did it turn out?
Good deal. Thanks for the video. I personally will use acidified cooper sulfate to clean water. Apple cider vinegar will also kill good gut bacteria. But nice video.
Love it! I like your approach and everything. Keep it up 👍🏻
Thank you 😊
I’m gonna make one today. Thanks. Cause my chickens drink a lot!
How did it turn out?
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage it turned out good. My chickens love it. I have ducklings that went straight to it also. Thanks a bunch for the idea.
@@daisybaucom2603 Wonderful news!!!
It's important to test those angles! 😂
Thank you for video. I'm going to do this as well for my girls. It will be nice to fill up barrel once a week.
You’re welcome! We are working on an automatic feeder too! Will post that video soon. How many birds do you have?
I have 18 hens and one rooster. I'll probably use five or six around the barrel.
Oh yeah then this will be a time saver for you. If you have ducks they will drain it much faster.
1:17 😂
Aye she had to handle business bruh you was slackin
Good strong woman making it happen
Thank you for the video this design is a lot more practical than the other ones with all the extra tubes and fail points
I’m doing this immediately
Just needs an automatic timer and hose in the top to fill it back up once a week and you’ll be Gucci
Ha ha I’m always jumping in but he likes it! 🤫😉😉lol
Funny. A ruster with clothing trying to test the drinker, lol
😂😂😂!!!! Got those angles on lock 🤣😅
It’s very important lol
Just FYI, if you put them outside under the gutter and put a screen on the top of the opening of the barrel, you could have the rain fill it for you. And also if you put the barrel on bricks or pavers or cinder blocks, you can put the cups lower. And one more lol, if you stagger the cups with some higher and some lower, then all size of birds can use it easier. I have turkeys, regular chickens and bantams so they all like the different height cups. In the winter you can pour boiling water into it to keep it from freezing and even wrap the barrel with insulation.
What about the cups though? How do you keep them from freezing? If you heat the water inside with a puck heater would that keep them from freezing?
It doesn't stay freezing during the day here. I'm in east TN and seldom gets cold for long periods and if it does, I take a bucket of fresh water a few times a day and put it in an oil pan I got at the dollar tree. If I lived in a colder climate, I would use wood chips or leaves as insulation in one of the walls of the coop and put the barrel next to it.
I have a food grade barrel too and I have the vertical nipples, when I tried installing them. The rings on the nipples started to smush and flatten. They won’t screw on... am I doing something wrong!?
Best video ever!! Love them chics :)
Thank you!
Can I use this design for people? My toddler drinks lots of water and I think would be big if true. Xoxo
3/8th is a little to big. Ideally a 23/64 in bit should be used. They recommend a 3/8 because it's common.
Good to know.
Good to know.
With the cups being 3” from the bottom, Do the chickens scratch up dirt into the cups?
Nope they actually stay pretty clean.
You mentioned you would show how to install a float valve for the barrel. I’ve looked and can not find that video? Did you make one?
We haven’t made a video on it yet, but we do have a float valve on our other automatic waterer so I’ll have Garett do a video on that soon.
HAHA!! the taste test was funny
😂 An important step! Lol
I love your videos
Thank you so much!
I used a trash can..My chickens want to use the top as a potty... How can I stop them from doing that?
You put that spiked pigeon wire on there.
How much apple cider vinegar per gallon of water for chickens?
I’m making a similar water for our pigs. Did you have to show the chickens or did they figure it out on their own?
Salty Pines Farm They figured it out on their own. They’re so nosey! Lol
We made one of these for our chickens and we love it except now we’re noticing there is a weird film on top of the water and there are dark spots forming on the side walls above the water level and it smells pretty bad 😳we put in 1 tablespoon per gallon of apple cider vinegar when we started it. do you have any suggestions? Have you ever experienced this with your waterer? We also have a lid on it
Oh no! That’s probably mold I would clean it out with a bleach and water solution. We haven’t had that happen at all. It’s a good idea to let them drain it completely and then take the lid off and let it dry out for a day. Hope that helps. Also we don’t use ACV in ours anymore.
Milk And Honey Acreage yeah. Why don’t you use ACV anymore?
Milk And Honey Acreage we are using our irrigation water from our local river. What water source do u use?
Sarah Livingston We have a well that is tapped into one of the largest aquifers in East Texas. We love it there’s never a shortage on water.
How is it in freezing weather? I am thinking of doing one and putting a heater in the barrel but the cups are concerning they may freeze and crack. Have you had any issuess?
I don’t think the cups would crack but they would definitely freeze up. I haven’t had any issues but it doesn’t freeze for long periods of time here. They usually thaw when the sun starts coming up.
Milk And Honey Acreage I wish I could say the same about our area. We go through weeks to months with daytime highs below freezing. If I figure out a way to prevent it I’ll post it and thanks for the reply.
Yeah you would definitely have some issues. Maybe instead of the cups try the metal nipples.
SW MI - what type of heater do you plan on using.
I have the caps and a non removable lid.
I don’t want to cut the barrel.
have you thought of using a 50 gal aquarium heater? my barrel with be blocked in by tarps only.
I have a 65 gal. Plastic barrel with an electric submersible heater. I installed 4 freeze proof nipples for 14 hens. I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The water never freezes and it gets well below zero°. They work great.
5:07 what was that
How much Apple cider vinegar to that huge barrel?
1 Tbs per gallon but we don’t use ACV anymore.
They beat the liven crap out of mine causing leaks. How bout you.
Really? Ours is still going strong.
Not like them at all mine leak and use the 23/64 bit.
Ours are still going strong years later no leaks.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage well mine are new .. don't think I'll buy again.. waste of time and money.
Those water things suck. Won’t stay in for anything.
Might be the brand you’re using because this was in 2018 and they are still going strong.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreagesame brand you have in video. Lasted less than a week before they started falling out. Ended up buying a nut to put on the back of it to hold it in.
You need to put them alot higher because of sediment build up on bottom of the barrel.. bad design
We’ve never had any sediment build up at all and we’re on a well.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage my bad I thought you were using rain water run off from the roof... 👍👍