Avian Aqua Miser: Automatic, poop-free chicken waterers

Chicken nipples in pressurized water systems

Automatic dog bowlSome of our customers have written in to ask if there is an easy way to convert our chicken nipples to work on pressurized water systems.  One option is to install a pressure reducer in a hose, or you can use a toilet float to keep a bucket reservoir constantly full (a method that is covered in more depth in the CD that comes with our do it yourself kits.)

Or, as Byron wrote in:

Another cheap method is to buy an automatic dog water bowl that connects to the garden hose, mount it high, and do the same thing.  Trouble with this is the bowl is open to atmosphere and requires cleaning, and the valves aren't as robust as toilet valves.

I can definitely envision turning one of these plastic dog bowls ($19 on Amazon) into a chicken waterer.  I'd probably add some kind of lid to keep the bowl clean, though.

Our chicken waterer never spills or fills with POOP.



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