Avian Aqua Miser: Automatic, poop-free chicken waterers

3 pack DIY kit to make homemade chicken waterers

Bucket waterer for chickens.The 3 pack DIY kit is a great choice for folks with fifteen or fewer chickens since it makes three waterers.  Alternatively, you can create one bucket waterer to water up to 50 chickens.  This kit size also makes a great backup system for folks with smaller flocks --- just throw in an extra waterer or two and leave your chickens alone for the weekend without a care in the world.

Price: $30



Save time! Upgrade to the deluxe kit with large drill bit for just $5.One of the drill bits you will need during construction of your homemade chicken waterer is an odd size that will require a special trip to the hardware store.  Read more about the drill bit, or buy the deluxe 3 pack DIY kit with drill bit included for just $35 by clicking the Buy Now button below:


What comes in the kit:

  • 3 Avian Aqua Miser chicken nipples
  • 3 wires for hanging
  • Large drill bit comes in the deluxe kit ($35)
  • 18 months of customer feedback summarized in our expanded instructionsNew and improved!  Our expanded instructions file now includes directions and tips for building your own Avian Aqua Miser, alternative mounting methods, bucket and PVC waterer information, heated and self-filling waterers, tricks for teaching even the most recalcitrant chickens to drink, and information on using our waterer for one day old chicks.  The 34 page, 2.5 MB pdf file comes on a CD.
  • One page quick instructions for those who don't want to open the CD and just want a simple chicken waterer.
  • The Working Chicken e-book --- Learn everything you need to know to become a backyard egg and meat producer in 30 minutes or less!  (pdf file on a CD)
  • EATING the Working Chicken e-book and companion video --- Turn your flock into a real working flock!  Learn to butcher and dress a chicken in 30 minutes or less.  (pdf file on a CD)
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Nipple in a jar lid

Is it possible to put the nipple in the metal lid of a glass gallon pickle jar?

Thanks,

Comment by Alicia — in the wee hours of Tuesday night, June 1st, 2011
Nipple in metal lid
I haven't tried it, but I suspect it would be possible. You'd need to thread the nipple in very carefully so that the plastic threads weren't stripped by the harder metal, and might want to apply a dab of silicon. I'd love to see a photo if you try it out!
Comment by anna — early Thursday morning, June 2nd, 2011
On second thought
Although, as I think about it more, the real problem might be a suction forming inside and preventing water from flowing out. Our system requires an air hole in the top of the container.
Comment by anna — early Thursday morning, June 2nd, 2011
Metal Lid

I'm trying to avoid plastic because of the BPA. I know 2, 4 & 5 are better plastics to have (food grade) but they still have chemicals in the plastic that can leach into the water.

So it doesn't work like the hamster water bottle with the ball at the end, which needs to have the suction?

Is there a steel container (not aluminum) that could be used with it?

It's just so hard to keep the water container clean. Right now my chicks are almost 6 weeks old (some use the hamster water bottle (currently plastic but wanting to get away from that) but some use the regular water container). I use the glass mason jar and within a couple hours, I have to clean it because it smells gross.

I like the idea of the nipple but not sure if I can get it rig it up with either glass or metal. I just had an idea. If a gallon glass mason jar is used and a hole is drilled at the bottom of the jar with a rubber plug in it which has a small air hole, would this work? How big would this hole need to be? Not sure how I would cut a hole in the mason jar as I don't have a glass cutter that could cut a circular hole in class. Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks,

Comment by Alicia — mid-morning Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Non-plastic waterers

Our pre-made waterers are made with food grade plastic, but I understand your concern. We're actually working on developing a stainless steel waterer for folks just like you, but we don't have it quite ready to roll out yet.

I suspect that stainless steel will be much easier to work with than glass, although if you were able to drill an air hole in glass, that would work. You might consider starting with a stainless steel bucket and drilling a hole a bit larger than we recommend in our instructions, then carefully threading the nipple in. If the stainless steel is thin enough, you might get away with a waterer that simple, or might need a dab of silicon. I wish I could be more specific, but we're still in the experimental stages ourselves!

To answer your other question, yes, our nipples work differently from the hamster water bottle and they require no suction.

Comment by anna — late Thursday evening, June 2nd, 2011
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