Chicken rain water system

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.

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.

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

Katie Williams on Instagram: "We converted our @thechickenfountain from the garden hose to a rain barrel & it was so easy! The @thechickenfountain is so versatile, if you need a low maintenence watering system check it out! #chickenfountain #chickens #rainbarrel #diy #chickenrun #chickentunnel"

Almost - Completed Chicken Palace or as my wife calls it the "Chilton" Chicken Dance Floor (makes it easier to clean out by using lino tiles). We found these at Habitat for Humanity. We covered these with sand now. Rainwater return...

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.

This is a rainwater catchment system located on a predator-resistant chicken coop. It saves a lot of time, effort, energy, and money.

The Reserve at Pierce Farms on Instagram: "Rain barrel chicken waterer in more detail! Hubby built this one day so that the chickens can be watered regularly with rain, how cool is that! It makes the farm work lighter and less mess in their water🫶🏼 Drop your questions here and farmer Jon will be sure to answer them in the next video! #farm #chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens"