How to make a hen waterer
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How to make a
hen watererfor just a few dollars
Refills automatically
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get a used 20 L pail.
with a lid.
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buy a used float valve. $4Came from
an old toilet.
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Use a holedrill
to fit thefloat valve
into theinside of the
bucket.
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Here.
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make a rubber washer froma bit of old rubber
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fit the rubber washeronto the float valve
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slide it on
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Fit it throughthe hole ...
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screw on thelock nut
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tighten itso the water
can’tescape
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this is fun
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Use treadtape to makea water-tight seal.
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on this end of thethreaded rod
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I use a “Hansens fitting”to a 9 mm garden hose
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tighten it firmly
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attach the garden hose
then turn onthe tap
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Yes. It’s filling.
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When it has filled,mark the full
line on the bucket
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Drill 5 or 6big holes just abovethe water-line
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Your hens willput their headsin these holes.
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water line
hen head holefor drinking
out of
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Test the float valve ...
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Ready to go ...
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Hens will drink here
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