Drinkers

In winter I often use buckets (or horse supplements plastic tubs which are like small buckets) as they are easier to fill and regularly top up to prevent freezing. 

I've used all manner of containers for water but the make do ones never last as well as the traditional design and it just looks so untidy with old odds and ends used for dinkers and feeders.  Can't help but think these designs have evolved for good reasons.
HF

Quote from: farmerGiles on April 06, 2011, 16:49

We use a plastic Celebrations container.

Don't they get tipped over???

Nope.

Quote from: GrannieAnnie on April 06, 2011, 17:36

Quote from: farmerGiles on April 06, 2011, 16:49

We use a plastic Celebrations container.

Don't they get tipped over???

Nope.

You've got very well behaved chickens!   

Quote from: hillfooter on April 06, 2011, 16:57

In winter I often use buckets (or horse supplements plastic tubs which are like small buckets) as they are easier to fill and regularly top up to prevent freezing. 

HF

I have tried all different sorts of drinkers. The green and white ones are very good when suspended but in the summer get a lot of algae which along with our limescale I find hard to clean. I now use the horse supplements plastic buckets and can't see me changing. Stay clean and easy to clean.

It's certainly true that algae is a problem in summer but I keep a sponge with a bar of coaltar soap and a washing up brush by the tap and scrub them each fill as needed.  It's useful for handwash too. The white supplements buckets do work well and it's interesting to note someone else uses these handy items.  I also use them for corn and feed buckets for topping up in the run.

HF

Using the small buckets in the winter also means easy change of water when frozen. This is not the case with the green and white etc drinkers :happy:

I just use a green based drinker on top of a couple of bricks.