Chicken Watering: Tour and Install of my gravity fed system
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- I've received so many great questions about my gravity powered chicken watering system that I figured I'd give you a quick tour and show you how to assemble one yourself:) Thanks for watching!
#chickenwaterer
#diychickenwaterer
#watercups
#chickenwatersystem
#homesteadonomics
I own 100% of the audio and visual content seen in this video. Music is created for my channel by my brother-in-law Trey Harris:)
Thank you so much for all your content! Its like having an older brother on demand. God bless you!
For months i have been looking at videos of how to care for chickens n I have subscribed cuz you have a very good humanly and simple way of explaining how to do the job, keep up the good work! God bless you and your family.👍👍👍
I've seen others ,but yours without and doubt is by far the best !!! I love your precision .👍👏
Best system out there so far. I'm going to incorporate this but with a gutter a downspout and a diverter..FREE WATER !!!!
+James Kast Thanks James! Good luck on the project:) Joe
Genius idea, it’s very functional and a time saver.
could use a shopping list of parts and their sizes.so I can get the right parts
love your idea!!
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@@lfkwtz How about the parts to attach to the barrel?
instaBlaster...
I love that the honey bees have learned how to drink from the watering cups too !(at 4:43)
EXCELLENT video! You’re so talented and smart....thank you for sharing!!!!
Good idea and a lot of effort just to build the display
Great idea, i just don't know about having water in the barrel for 2 months or more
If it’s sealed shouldn’t be an issue
that's why I use a 5 gallon bucket, put on top of cages
🐔 NICE setup and HOW-TO video here....this would water A LOT of chickens!! 💯
Great video I was trying to figure out what I was going to do with my beers now I know thanks for sharing I’m going to directly feed it to my Garden hose screw it to my fence right by my beehives.
Your bees must make the best flavored honey 🍯.
BEER Bee Honey has to be a huge novelty item. 🥰
These cups look much more interesting than the water nipples, specially for inside the coop. I bought some nipples and they work, but there's always some drops dripping out of it even if the chickens are not drinking, so the wood shavings end up quite wet and I have to replace it quite often. This system looks much more safe and I'll try it soon :). Thanks for the video!
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!
You sir are a smart man. Thanks for this awesome idea. I'm definitely going to be doing this for my chicken coop.
+BlindWeeble TV Thanks BWtv! Much appreciated!
Joe
It’s easy enough to view and make a short list for your procedure!
I had never seen those cups before. This is a great set up!
+Talbott Harrison Thanks TH! They are the best waterer that I've tried:)
Wow, that was a great video ! My chickens are going to love it. Thank you for sharing 👍👍💚🐔🐔🐔
good job.. now ill try this for my chicken.. from philippines
great video, very well executed
Great idea I really apreciate Your help, Im going to do that right away for my chickens as soon as tomorrow, God bless You
Nice Video Joe and cool system
Ya might need to set up a spare for the bees ;-)
lol
Ye the were loads
I think if they made a brown version or something they would leave it alone. It probably looks like a huuuge amazing flower to them with an underwater pollen stash. But only he knows for sure. Farms are the only place i can think of where a 3D printer would be super useful.
Which brand do you use?
I bought the cup from Ebay with 1/2 inch pvc tee.You did good job,even you can put 6 cup around the 55 gallon container
That's a great idea Hyak... I imagine that would make it pretty darn easy to set up too!:)
Joe
Great video and idea thank you for showing the installation of the piping!
Once again great video. I’ll be building this soon
Thanks so much. Great information presented in an easy to follow format. I'm definitely incorporating this into my coop design. Keep up the great work.
Randall Montgomery Thanks Randall! Would love to see pics or video of the coop when you get it finished:)
Joe
Fantastic video. So simple but yet so slick and effective. Major kudos for coming up with this setup. I'm definitely designing my water system for the coup I just finished based on your solution. But instead of a 55 gallon drum (or any reservoir for that matter), I'll be using the household water line since I have access to it 2 feet away from the coup. I will obviously be forced to add adjustable pressure regulator & color coded gauge to it, but since they only fit 1/2 PCV, I'll probably go with 1/2 pvc the entire length. Feel free to holler if you find any flaws with this. Not being able to collect rainwater for the system would be one major drawback...
+Peter Bergstrand Hi Peter! sounds like a great setup to me! If you got the water there, then use it:)
I think 1/2" should do fine for your piping... but I'd check to see if it'll work well for the cups to be installed to. The cups have about a 5/8" threaded portion that will protrude into the pipe and may take up a bit of room in the 1/2".... but if so, all you'd have to do is just adapt to 3/4" from your 1/2" source line to the portion in the box.. so it wouldn't really be much difference in cost overall. Anyways, hope that made sense.
Joe
I love this. Thank you
Awesome. Today is one of my leisure days and was looking for water ideas to add for my girls this spring. Love this system and would work very well for me during the summer months in Maine. Thanks for sharing. Have liked and subscribed.
Blessings.
Great video! Nice system..
Very nice video.... Keep it up bro
Great job brother I will be building this for my coop God bless my friend
Nice, very tidy looking
Fernando Yáñez Thanks Fernando!
Great ideas here especially water for bees. Thanks
+Jim Rodgers Thanks Jim! They do like the water cups for sure:)
Joe
Just got a material list from this video. Awesome stuff, I'm going to mock your system! Building my chicken run this week, and have 6 beautiful golden comets in the brooder inside.
Are you able to put up the list for others? Also what he used to connect to the 50 gallon bucket that mocks a swamp cooler fitting please - Thank you
Thank you for sharing, this was just what we needed!
Great diy video.
Ordering my watering cups now 👍
I just asked texasprepper2 about these the other day. Great vid looks like this is the type of waterer I'll be using when I build my coop. God bless buddy
cokeman250 Awesome, look forward to seeing the video CM:)
You inspired our latest video where we constructed (almost) the same system! Thanks for tour! We'll post our tour soon too!
Thanks so much RT! Let me know when as I'd love to check it out:)
Video is live now of the construction phase. We just had a good rain here in East Texas and maybe a few more days this weekend. I went out there and had a good stream of water from the clean-out. Excited to do the next video showing off the system!
Just published the tour video - shout outs to Homesteadonomics!
Great Post! Very informative. I would like to install the same system for my little coop. I’ve seen these watering cups at my local livestock store. Thank you for sharing. I’ve enjoyed watching.
Nice nice video. Well done
I will build this system for our chickens when we get them, super great idea :)
Nancy Poulin Thanks Nancy, I think your girls with like them:)
homesteadonomics hi I live in PA and love all your videos I’m wondering what would I have to do for winter building this water system to prevent it from freezing
thanks the best explained set up ive seen.
Cool, in colder places like here in Tn., can make the box large enough to put a incandescent light for heat. Don't forget to protect the light from chicken beaks.
+Charles Cain Yep... a light would definitely be a go for colder areas... thanks for watching Charles!
Joe
Maybe use a water pipe heater.... I use that for my well up in West Virginia when we go up to the mountains in winter. Just wrap the heater tape around the pipe... now... is that safe for PVC???
Loved it! So cool! I have so many great ideas now for my chooks and my bees :) Thank you. Mel
Sorry where could I get this little toggle feeder contraption? I am in New Zealand. Is it from a hardware store or a pet supplies store? What is it called please?
Hi Mel... I got mine from either ebay or amazon... can't remember. But I do know that McMurray Hatchery sells them as well. But Ebay or something similar will probably be your best bet. They are usually called 'waterer cups'
Thanks for watching:) And very cool to hear from NZ too! Love your accents, culture, rugby team (all blacks:).... very cool country you've got there!
Joe
homesteadonomics most farm stores or Co ops have these. I got some from tractor supply (also got my chick's from them) lol
Seeing all the bees at the water might be worth getting some water close to your bee hives if you don't have some already. Great video.
+therianstrauss Yes, I think their water bucket was dry when I filmed this video....lol... now it's not so much of a problem:)
Joe
That's a better system then what, I seen on other channel's. It has more natural way for the chicken to drink water. They don't have to put in much efforts. The water come out in a bowl, just enough.
yack f zay I agree... they have taken to them very well. Wasn't much of a learning curve either... like with some other designs of nipple waterers. Thanks for watching:)
wonderful clear video... thank you for sharing. Now I feel confident to go ahead with my project!
+ensign4Him Thanks so much!
Joe
Thanks for sharing. God Bless. I subscribed
Very interesting, Never seen anything like this. Great!
Dutchhorse Thanks DH! They have been working out great for close to 4 years:)
Great video! Thanks for doing.
GY Solutions Thanks GYS:)
Very professional work my friend! Kepp it up!
Nice video. Chicken and bee approved.
Thank you for the how to video
thanks for posting this video - great explanations
+JRC Homestead Texas No problem! Glad you liked it:)
Joe
Great video , I’m looking to do one for my chickens now but I have ducks too
Very well done. I like the buried pipe and cleanout ideas. Now that you have had time to evaluate it's performance over some time, let me ask a couple questions. Does the volume of water help to keep the water cool enough or does it have to be replaced with fresh water to keep it acceptably cool? Secondly, how is the quality of water after it has been in the barrel for a while? Does it get Alge and funky? How long is the water generally good for?
good job thank u
We can skin a buck, .....We can run a Troutline , .......And a country boy can survive !!!🤠
I'd love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eye.....................
I panicked when the bee was on your finger lol
very cool!!! damn you're like a super wizard!
ssssessss hahaa... thanks sssesss!
I drilled 3/8 hole and even with the tape wrapped around it I can pull it out without unscrewing it. I think a smaller bit wouldn’t be big enough
absolute genius!! I just stumble upon your page and I love everything you do! thank you for showing us all of these great projects! it inspires me to make these things on my own....only problem is, I don't know the first thing about building lol
+GeekFreeek Thanks GF! Just start on the small ones and you'll make your way to the bigger projects soon enough:) Thanks for watching the vids and glad to have you along the journey:)
Joe
+homesteadonomics I will definitely try on a smaller scale first!! 👍👍
In Thailand where I live now They have three months of monsoon rain then hardly any for the rest of the year So I will have to connect mine to the mains And have a back up Because the water goes off about every two weeks for about an hour or so
I noticed those nipple cups at the local feed & tac last week when shopping for my first chickens. Four of them on a 1 gal plastic bucket for $45...what! Thanks for the info!
Tim Brown Hey tim... I got mine off of ebay or amazon (cant remember) for I think 10-15 bucks shipped for 5 of them. The prices are all over the place but you can also get them from McMurray hatchery as well. Just keep searching until you find a good price:)
Joe
You can get those cups at Amazon best price I saw was 12 for $14.48 free shipping with prime
Thanks for the information
Thanks for sharing this info!
Good stuff .. Thanks Joe ..
+GregT Thanks Greg!
Thank you!!! Details are helpful and you gave just that!!!
Nice video. For those that have a little time to look, I've seen lots of PVC pieces (like in your video) and parts at the Habitat for Humanity store, too.
that is genius! An insulated water resevior would keep the water cooler
Awesome design. Earned a like and a sub. I'm going to build something similar but use a gutter on the back of my coop to collect rain water.
Thanks Robin! sorry for the slow response... was out of town. Anyways, if you want, check out my rainwater harvesting vid for my chicken coop. I've got these running off of rainwater too:)
Joe
Even the bees like it! :D :D :D :D
Nice job!!!!! Thanks
The honey bees certainly like it.
This is a good system
+BJFA Thanks BJFA :)
Great video! I like how the bees like them too (= Cheers!
Canadian Sasquatch Brewery They sure do CSB:)
Awesome. Thank u👍
I'm trying to get automatic water to about 10 coops. I'd rather set it up with a smaller drum and a float system with a garden hose attached. from there its a matter of running the tubing everywhere just like a sprinkler system. Oh and building all these parts. I don't even think I need the little boxes, could just mount the pvc tube with tie wraps on the outside of the coops. I would love some help getting something like this going, my chickens have a little money in the bank...lol... I'm just not handy with tools etc. :(
thaks lot for this nice video
OMG I just thought of something. for honey you can buy a flow hive and you'd have fresh honey to eat or sell. then the bees can pollinate your plants and others around your area. that would be perfect to fit where you live!!!
Ty🎉
Wow, this video certainly got a lot of comments. Just shows the interest in your subject, for sure. Not sure my question was brought up in these 300 comments so apologies if it has. Anyway, how high is the cup from the ground?
Fantastic thank you
My husband made one similar to this. Our cups are leaking. Any advice?
Thank you for the reply 🙏😃
+Qatari Man No prob! :)
The only concern I have with your system is from the 3:23 mark to the 4:55 mark...your water system seems to be a bee, wasp and/or hornet attracter as well!!
I think it's because these "cups" leave little tiny "pools" of water for these insects to drink clean water from. The more traditional watering nipples that require the chickens to peck at them to have water released is better (IMO) because the bees and such can't drink and will hopefully go seek water elsewhere.
Your thoughts?!?
I'm doing this with a five gallon bucket 😉
I noticed that when the chicken took a drink the cup wasn't filled coz the chicken didn't peck/touched the yellow lever that suppose to open the valve.
good video ,,,,,,,
+Mark Batista Thanks Mark!
Joe
Another excellent video! Thank you very much for taking the time to make and post. Do you have many mosquitoes where you are?
excellent video! Too bad this won't work for my hens in winter here in NY. I do plan on meat birds so I'll be using them for that :)
D S hey I really like this idea, but I’m in VA. It doesn’t get as cold as it does in NY, but we do have some freezes every year. How have you remedied the potential issue of everything freezing up?
Fantastic idea and tutorial. How do you prevent algae from growing in the water?
keep it away for the sun
I'd like to know this as well
Wonder why you didn't make more cups. It would be easier to have a surplus of cups than to have too few and have to add later.
well that nice in AZ but MI wont work in winter it will freeze
How do you stop algae from getting into their water system
Add apple cider vinegar to the water. It’s good for the chickens also
Loving this video as well as several of your others!! Great work!! Can you please tell me where and what the flexible supply line is that you have buried underground??
+LXX Thanks LXX! The flexible line is standard 1/2" irrigation tubing. You can get it at Lowes, Home Depot, or pretty much any hardware or home supply place. Hope that helps:)
Joe
+homesteadonomics Thanks for the reply!! I am having trouble finding some of these components. Have you ever thought about making up a watering package and selling it?? Minus the barrel of course. The rest should be fairly easy to ship.
Just zip tie pipe to chicken wire. Forget the box....
Or do I need the box?
HI Can you include a materials list? Love this and ready to get it up and going. Thanx for the video :)
Hi Michelle... I might do an instructables on this. If so I'll post a link in the description to the instructables page and that will include a detailed list of components:) Joe
Ok no prob will try to figure out from ur video, planning to do this over the weekend. Thanx
Michelle Justice Hi I was wondering if you have built your water system for your chicken I live PA and would like to build one but was wondering if where you live if it snows and what do you do for winter to prevent it from freezing
@@amanda924121 HI I did n it couldn't be used in winter, bujt worked great otherwise.. Ive since sold all my chickens and removed it.
Good luck to ya.