Diy rain barrel chicken waterer

This is probably my favorite project on the homestead so far - a rain catchment, automatic chicken waterer! It took less than an afternoon of work and now I'll never have to haul water out

One of their latest projects has been to build an automatic chicken waterer, which consists of a large barrel for water collection, a sturdy stand, and a commercial water bowl.

To Keep Mosquitos out of your rain barrel you'll simply need to either cover it or be sure to have a mesh over. If you have them already follow these steps...

This DIY chick waterer will work for your chicks or full grown chickens. You just need a couple of items and a 5 gallon bucket!

Before leaving on a 10-day camping trip, I filled up the water dish for the chickens…and grumbled the entire time. I really wanted some kind of large reservoir…so the online research began! Here’s how I built an automatic chicken waterer.

The Reserve at Pierce Farms on Instagram: "Who is this man I married🤭😏🥰 Rain barrel waterer with lots of cups for the chickons!"

I have two designs for making rain barrel waterers. It makes things much easier to water 50 gallons at a time. I will attach links to amazon...

Do you have issues with mosquitoes in your rain barrel? I am going to show you how to mosquito proof a rain barrel! So much cheaper than a new one!

DIY Chicken Waterer!

As temperatures drop there are a few things you can do to winterize rain barrels, rain tanks, drip irrigation systems, and plumbing lines.