Option 2 Gravity Flow water options

 Beta Testing Wall at our house

The chicken watering nipples can be used in 3 ways we know of.  One is to be attached directly to a bucket and put in the coop or the yard.   The second way is to  use a bucket to store water outside of the coop, or the third way is to  set up with a nippleator a low flow pressure reducer and a simple garden hose with no bucket  We like and show examples of the second way, with water storage outside the coop and the nippleator inside.  There are several pictures here to illustrate mounting the nippleator, and several pictures to show either inside/outside waterer and simple either one way valves.  We like the shut off valve on the bucket so we can take easily take off the nippleator or move it.  Now we are pictruring the turkeys, and they are sort of messy drinkers.  We happen to be raising 22 turkeys, well 18 now,  after Monday.  They have a waterer in and out.  We like it in both places for night time and early morning sips.  They spend most of their time outside during the day. 
Here are the pictures.  As usual, please feel free to comment on these set ups and if you try something else, please share.


Single hose for water inside of coop

double hose for inside and outside watering 



Mounting bracket is screwed into 2 by 4 in wall of coop.





1.5 inch by 1.5 inch wood with zip ties to hold nippleator in place.



Simple wood block to space out and metal plumbing hanger.


The turkeys really seem to like the fresh water from the nippleator.  We are happy we changed them over to it.  They really learned fairly quick, like in a half hour.  We just had to show them that water came out.  They were curious about it.  The red color is supposed to attract them.  It is fun to see the turkeys race out of their coop in the morning, flapping and flying, then they go over to snack on their alfalfa and take a sip of clean water. Life is good in Underwood.