Avian Aqua Miser: Automatic, poop-free chicken waterers

Even recalcitrant chickens learn on the second day

Ed from Texas emailed to let me know that he'd put together a video of his chickens drinking from his brand new bucket waterer.  He also mentioned that his birds had been a bit afraid of the waterer at first, even though he tempted them closer with cheerios, spinach, and finally a plate of water underneath.  He wrote:

This morning I worked a couple of times with them coaxing them over.  The trick was holding the nipple up so one chicken saw the steady stream of water dripping from it.  They came over to look at it and after I stepped away, they figured it out.


Last year, we had several people return their waterers claiming that their chickens couldn't figure out how to drink.  This year, though, people seem to trust us more, and are willing to give the waterer a second shot even if their chickens are more recalcitrant than the average bird (who usually picks the new watering method up in less than an hour.)

Thanks for giving it another go, Ed!  Your chickens will thank you too --- but you have clearly figured that out already, since you already ordered another homemade chicken waterer kit.



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