How to make a hen waterer
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Water for your hens without effort of daily filling. Make your hen waterer for just a few dollars. Frugal.
How to make a hen waterer
- 1. How to make a hen waterer for just a few dollars Refills automatically
- 2. get a used 20 L pail. with a lid.
- 3. buy a used float valve. $4 Came from an old toilet.
- 4. Use a hole drill to fit the float valve into the inside of the bucket.
- 5. Here.
- 6. make a rubber washer from a bit of old rubber
- 7. fit the rubber washer onto the float valve
- 8. slide it on
- 9. Fit it through the hole ...
- 10. screw on the lock nut
- 11. tighten it so the water cant escape
- 12. this is fun
- 13. Use treadtape to make a water-tight seal.
- 14. on this end of the threaded rod
- 15. I use a Hansens fitting to a 9 mm garden hose
- 18. attach the garden hose then turn on the tap
- 20. When it has filled, mark the full line on the bucket
- 22. Drill 5 or 6 big holes just above the water-line
- 23. Your hens will put their heads in these holes.
- 24. hen head hole for drinking out of water line
- 25. Test the float valve ...
- 26. Ready to go ...
- 27. Hens will drink here more at ... www.ProvidentLiving.org.nz