Building an Automatic Chicken and Duck Waterer! Simple, Cost effective method.
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2021
- Today I am building what I think is the best automatic waterer I've ever built for our ducks and chickens. Easy to build with common items.
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The waterer has been out for a few days now and I am happy to report they are all using it. Yesterday was 92 degrees and I saw many of them standing on the pavers for several minutes, so it doesn't appear they are getting too hot. The waterer was in the sun during the video but isn't in full sun all day.
In my experience the tub would have to be dumped at least every other day. How often do you clean yours?
Kevin: thank you for explaining in such detail. Every time we watch a video, we leave with knowledge and zero questions.
Same to Sarah. You guys are amazing teachers.
Sending you both and the entire family many blessings
Excellent instruction. You’re so handy!!
you could put shadecloth over the water area if its really hot, my chickens appreciate shade in the summer and thats a very easy way to have instant shade.
I know my chickens, they are bad. They would be on that hose and trying to fly over the fence.
We are faithful followers and we decided you and Sarah are our favorite homesteading family! Such easy, hard working partners, clearly planning your work and lives and so articulate in all the teaching/ training. I see how many others are following your lead. So happy we found you early on and we are thrilled with each new video and your progress and sharing. We trust your teaching especially in the kitchen and garden and so enjoy your style, your follow thru and planning is evident in your success. Blessings good people and thanks for allowing us a peek into your world of homesteading. God Bless, Clara
Thank you so much for the kind words! God Bless you also. - Kevin & Sarah
Completely agree. I patterned my rabbits after their rabbit series when I started years ago--the best out there in my opinion. Now I've got 15 meat chickens brooding in my basement for the first time and will tractor them in my front yard beginning next week. So far the neighbors have been supportive of my urban homestead. I have learned a lot from. Kevin and Sarah.
To mark the bucket just puit lipstick on the screws and position the device in the right place. Et Voilà!
Light colored toothpaste works, too. It's how I hang pictures.
Instead of "Homestead Perfect".
It's at least, "Homestead Sufficient"
By the way.
I love your Chicken Moat.
It protects the birds.
It protects the orchard.
It provides additional trellises.
3 in 1 purposes.
Genius!
Wish you and Sarah were on more that twice a week. And as always, another great video.
I just noticed Kevin's shirt! Lol love it. Sarah...Just wanted to let you know I put in my order to God for a guy like Kevin! Loves the Lord, obviously adores his wife, team player, not afraid of hard work, totally loves HIS creations and takes great care of what God has gifted all of you.. Yes, I want one! lol. Be blessed
I will never make a duck watering system, but I love watching Kevin's meticulousness at work, and I enjoy listening to his thought process.
Love the shirt Kevin! 🐓
You wife is a bless women, to have so of smart husband that cam make homestead easier, ty for teaching us lady's with no husband fewi really really appreciated ty again
Yes....we have it much harder as we have to pay for help.
Great idea, Kevin. For drilling the holes without all that pesky measuring, I would fill the bucket with water to the float level and drill the holes from the inside with the hole saw just above the water level. Eliminates any opportunity to mis-measure and possibly have water run constantly. Excellent video.
I kind of wish they had a pond (swimming pool) to go swimming in. Just seems like something good for ducks and geese.
I have 4 ponds totaling 4 acres and the ducks seldom use them. Maybe it's to far to walk when they only seam to crap in my garage and sidewalk
I have ducks and they never use the pond. Go figure. Silly quackers
Even a few of those plastic kiddie pools placed around the area of the moat would help.
I used to set up kiddie pools for my ducks all the time and they would absolutely love it
I was thinking with the heat we've been having, they would probably like it. We have a few wild ducks in our pond but there's mostly geese.
Suggestion, take a piece of painters tape or masking tape and place it over the holes. Mark the holes on the tape with a sharpie. Peel the tape off and apply it to the bucket, drill through the tape.
I was going to suggest that as well.
A new Kevin shirt! OMG thats awesome!
My wife and love watching your videos. We have a small mum business. We use a 275 gallon IBC tote with our drip irrigation system with a shallow well pump for our fertilizer. That way we can control home much and when the girls get fed.
Another way to mark holes is to use painters tape. Put the painters tape on the housing , mark the tape, pull the tape off, place the tape where you want the housing and mark in on the bucket. I use this way to hang pictures…. I hope I taught you something because your always teaching me something 😀
I was gonna say the same thing!!!
The first joke I taught my daughter is guess what chicken butt. Lol. She doesn’t get the set up and punch line so she will just run into the room and yell chicken butt 🤣🤣🤣 love the shirt!
LOVE THE SHIRT!
I spent the whole video trying to figure it out and still clueless! Can you please clue me in?
Guess What? Chicken Butt.
@@garethward2984 Me too. Still don’t get it.
Kevin, great idea for duck and poultry watering. So grateful that your channel has instructional content included. Thanks for sharing your journeys on the homestead. Wondering if you are still raising quail? God Bless…
I think it's a super idea. From the double fenced moat right on down to the water tub.
I love the waterer! Thank you for sharing!
I was wondering if the pavers would become too hot. 🤷 Perhaps a bit of shade cloth over the area would help.
Good idea.
good video kevin and good way to water the birds
I really enjoy y'all's videos. I will never be a homesteader, but have picked up some great ideas for my small lot here in West Central Florida. keep 'em coming.
Seems like if you JB weld the bolts into the float valve it would make the whole process a little easier. They may not like the pavers if they get to hot for their feet.
shadecloth over the top would fix that problem.
You guys work so hard ever day. I watch every u tube I can find
My chickens would use that as a boost to escape the fence. 😅🤞
Oh my gosh, your shirt!!! I always enjoy reading your hilarious shirts.
Thanks 😊 I appreciate you two!!
Colene
Good morning guys! As much as I love Sarah's shirts, Kevin your tee shirt gave me a chuckle! Thanks for sharing some much info through your channel. You'll are such a blessing? 😃
Great idea Kevin. GOD BLESS you and your FAMILY.
Wow 👏 that worked out very well 👍 cheap and easy to build, and very durable for sure 👍
Homestead perfect, because the animals don’t really care 😂 love it! Thank you for a great video, I’ll be making one of these next week for my ducks!
Thank you for showing us how to make a chicken/duck watering system. I have used a dish tub with a float valve and a drip hose in the past my chicken, which did work but not big enough. This is such a great idea!!!!
Great idea. It needs to be in the shade or put a shade. The concrete will burn their feet. And the water will get to hot to drink. Coffee hot.
Oh wow! That is so true. I have a south facing deck with trex - and during those really hot summer days, the dogs - that have pads like leather from playing - do the 'iguana leg dance' when they stand on it sometimes. Even the polypropylene area rug can get intense for them sometimes.
Look in the description. Kevin said it is in partial shade.
My first though on how to mark the little holes was using a qtip dipped in something that will show up. Like the torch idea. Any tool is the right tool.-Red Green. Haha
If the women don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy
Made your 5 gal bucket waterer on a 30 gal. gravity system, love it and so do the chickens.
Someone mentioned the water from the hose being too hot in the summer months. Couldn't a pool noodle help [slit it and wrap around the exposed portion of the hose]
That's an interesting thought. I have no idea if it'd work. But i do know that if i comment here, when someone who _does_ know answers, it'll tag me and we'll both know.
The black foam insulation would be a bad idea because black absorbing heat.
Maybe the brighter colors like the yellow would reflect well? Plus it'd keep me from tripping over the hose.
Awesomeness!!!! I’m learning soooo much from your videos!!😃 God Bless ✝️
Awesome i just got 6 Ducks going to get more, i got to make one of those. Thank you for sharing.
Kevin, that tshirt! 🤣 Best one yet!
Good ☕️☕️ Morning Kevin & Sarah,great informative video!👏
Love the shirt 🤣 My son used to say it. I would counter with, Guess who ? Chicken poo. He thought it was hilarious.
Awesome invention Kevin! I have a shirt like yours 😊🐓 Thanks for sharing cause that’s going to make a useful waterer for many of us.
That is a wonderful solution. Thank you so much for demonstrating how it's made.
Looks like a good place for a trellis to provide shade for the pavers as well as keeping the water cooler, since it's in a black bucket which would retain more heat.
To mark the holes for the float valve just put a piece of masking tape across both of the holes, poke a hole in the masking tape where the holes are, and then remove the masking tape and apply it to the tub at the mark where you want the float valve.
I love all your t-shirts.
The problem we have with a setup like this is the hose heats up the water, then disperses scalding hot water. You would almost need a water source with the shortest hose possible to not heat up the water in the hose.
I think we all underestimate just how hot it's getting out there (and the fact is, it's only going to get hotter!). In addition to the hot water in the hose, those pavers are going to be radiating a lot of heat themselves. I'd like to see the whole set up placed under shade at least.
It might be an issue if the birds were drinking directly from the hose, but they are not. Any hot water from the hose will be diluted into the numerous gallons of water already in the tub. No chance the birds will be scalded.
Many farmers do not have a water source by every location so that a short hose could be used. If you are moving your birds across your pasture, long hoses may be the best option. Placing multiple water drops at every possible location so short hoses can always be used may be rather expensive.
@@mamiebobb4173 We are entering a period of a grand solar minimum.
@@mamiebobb4173 _Full disclosure first:_ I'm only an intermittant watcher on this channel.
He pinned a comment UpTop: It was in full sun _at the time of filming,_ but has some shade during the day. Hopefully, morning sun, afternoon shade. I saw another comment about maybe using some shade cloth, which i thought was a pretty good idea. Would also give them a place to scurry to if a hawk flew over. Granted, i think the hawk would have to be talented to actually make a strike in The Moat, but it might make the chickens feel more secure.
@@FreeAmerican people should look up the probe that was sent to the Sun, to find out why it's so hot.
Thanks, Kevin❣
Be sure to follow up with the modifications you are going to do. Right off I would suggest a wire mesh cone over the top to prevent chickens jumping up on to the rim of your bucket as they are indiscriminate where they leave their droppings. The younger chickens could also use the rim of the water "bucket" as a launching roost to leave the moat. Or you might need to do another cattle panel hoop structure over the watering station. Innovative design though I like it.
Look at those tomato plants in the orchard! Wow!
Great video Kevin, can't wait for next week. 💚👍👍
Love your videos, I love Wed. and Sat.
Really like the design. I'm thinking that I'll make one, then make a round wooden lid with a smaller round attached inside to keep the chickens and ducks from knocking it off.
Thanks for another great video!
With todays lumber prices that may be the most expensive part of the project! lol. Kevin
@@LivingTraditionsHomestead hahaha that’s what’s I was thinking 😂
@@LivingTraditionsHomestead ha! Definitely! Thankfully we keep old sawmill wood around.
Wow this is an amazing idea. I now have to figure out how to get a big bucket
Ingenius waterer and I ove your shirt!
I love that shirt! I enjoy all the videos y'all do too.
a little tip about marking the hole ... use some masking tape or blue tape and place it on the housing and push the holes then place the tape on the tub and tadaaa you have perfectly marked holes. Love ya channel have loved it for a while.
Also, when you are cutting holes in plastic, if you use the reverse for your drill, it will make a cleaner hole.
LOL! Kevin - I love your t-shirts!
Enjoyed the video and seeing the ducks. Thanks for sharing another great idea for making life a little easier. God Bless.
Had an idea, Shade cloth over that whole paver deck, even down the sides to enclose would help keep it cool and keep them from jumping off the top, if you cover it with a board.
OMG!!!! LOVE the shirt Kevin!!!
Started at 6 am this morning on making the 5 gallon bucket waterer you did several years ago. Waiting on my neighbor to get home to see if he has the size of hole saw I need.
🧐 8:15pm still no sign of him yet. Lol
All day long... I've been impatiently waiting..... can't wait to see if it'll work for me. I took the parts "float valve" off my old swamp cooler that got replaced by AC last year, already had an empty blue 5 gallon bucket since I ran out of bird seed. l also had the spigot adapters too and found a old roll of waterline just long enough to run to the coop... so no money spent so far! Yay yay yay. Thank you for your simple method. My back is jacked so filling up the chickens waterers all the time does not help. This is definitely gonna be helpful. Now I just need a strong man around to carry bags of feed and help me with all my other 100s of projects and ideas. Lol
Thanks Kevin for sharing your chicken and ducks watering system. Great job and so simple to build. . Keep up the good work and videos, you’re appreciated. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋
Very good idea, thank you for teaching us ,God bless you and your family 😃
Well done thanks again for your information being that I have many ducks it will definitely be helpful. God bless Shalom
Kevin! So glad to see this video! I used to have 26 ducks that we rehomed last year. But we miss them terribly and have wanted to get a few again, but i really needed a better way of watering them. Because like you said, they're a mess, not to mention having to fill baby pools 2 or 3 times a day. High maintenance! I saw your video using the 5 gallon bucket with the other type of float valve. I thought it was a good idea and the ducks could drink but also dip their heads and clean out their nostrils as they need, without splashing it all out. Well i have a small 45 gallon pond form that i used to have set up inside a large tractor tire with water plants. But after i got the ducks, i had to retire it bc they just destroyed the set up. So I'm looking on the web for float valves when i see one just like this one you used here. Im going to dig a hole and put the form in the ground next to my house and use the box type float valve. This way they can drink and bathe, the chickens can drink and the dog can drink! For winter, i am thinking about making a 5 gallon bucket waterer with the other float for drinking and they can bathe when we get rain. Btw, i live in NWArkansas, probably less than 2 hours from your town, so we have the same weather etc. We haven't had but a couple weeks of weather cold enough this year to freeze their water. So my 5 hens and 1 roo have a big plastic pan that is doing the job just fine. But spring is coming and there's clean up to do soon. And we're thinking of getting a couple rabbits too, so some rearranging, new feeders and waterers are in order!
I Love all the information you share!
For future ease, you could also use painters tape and put it across the metal portion of the float then puncture the tape to mark the holes. Then remove the tape from the metal box and place it on the spot where you need to drill holes. Drill through the punctured areas in the tape.
GENIUS KEVIN !
What a smart idea!! Be well.
Good afternoon. This is an awesome Idea!! Thank you for the video
I think a flush valve at the bottom would be handy on this. Maybe installed under the float valve.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE TO KEEP THE AREA TIDY, NO FUSS, NO MESS, NO PROBLEM WONDERFUL IDEA. AND REASONABLY PRICED..THANKS A HEAP
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Nice!! And those tomato plants behind you look awesome
Kevin I remember watching the original one where you showed how to make it, but I love these types of videos. Anything that's making refurbishing or building you got my attention. Good job, Jimmy
Very nice, I always learn something new with your videos. Thanks
Really enjoyed the shirt 👕...had a good laugh 😅🤣
Awesome 💡
Very cool
Those pavers are going to get very hot on their feet. What about a paddling pool or pond for them I know not every breed likes to get into water but it’s natural for them.
I was thinking the same thing, those pavers are going to get very hot!
Oh I agree that was my 1st thought too.
Or set it up under the arches with vines growing over for shade.
Great video Kevin. Enjoyed as usual!!
Just love your T-shirts
So nice beats bring 5gal buckets all day to the chickens and ducks thank very 👍 good
interesting build. Thanks Kevin
That’s so neat, love it, thanks for sharing
If you have some scissors (I have some OLFA scissors which are older than 10 years and are still really sharp) with a nice polished back with almost right angles and only a fine deburred edge you can use the back of the scissors to remove/deburr the strands of plastic at the holes with ease. With a knife you can cut notches or dents into it.
Thank you Kevin. God Bless you all in Love. ( shared to f/b )
Good morning, have a Great day😊
When you use the hole saw run it in reverse that way you have a cleaner hole when you are cutting plastic and you won't have to clean the edge with a knife. Just a thought.
I never thought of making a chicken waterer out of it. Going on vacation soon and that could be the solution. I'm thinking of adapting something between pens so it can work off one hose.
Kevin, you do an excellent job of explaining the details of everything you do. Thanks for sharing. You and Sarah are a joy to watch how you enjoy what you do together and are there for each other. It’s a joy to follow your homesteading everyday true life.
Thank you for this! I am getting ready to be away from the farm for a couple weeks when my daughter goes into labor. This will lighten the work load for my hubby while I'm away.
Deburring tool cleans the holes up nice and quick
I was expecting him to pull out the plumbers torch, that he uses on weed fabric, to clean up and make the edges rounded smooth.
great waterer system!
Awesome. God bless Kansas
Try running the hole saw backwards after drilling the pilot hole for a smoother edges
I love your show. I have learned so much. Thank you for sharing.
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Kevin, just love the way your brain works. Always inventing always trying to figure how & way to make things better.
I don't even have chickens or ducks, but I enjoyed watching this detailed demonstration. I think I could build one now, if I wanted to!
You are so creative