RentACoop 5 Gallon Chicken BPA-Free Plastic Bucket Waterer Set with 4 Horizontal Nipples - Corner Placement

Works perfect. Chickens are messy and this keeps their water clean.

When other reviewers wrote that this product changed their relationship with their chickens, I thought "Hyperbole. How can a plastic bucket be that good?" It turns out, those reviewers were right on the money. I no longer have to change the water for my birds every day, and I don't have to wash out the waterers because green gunk grows inside them. And there is no poop in the water, and no dirt or leaves or small animals fouling up the works. The water stays clear and clean, and the buckets are easy to open and clean out when you need to; which isn't very often. It's easy to add apple cider vinegar through the opening on the top, and there are no worries that any of the parts will corrode or react to the ACV. I place my buckets on top of cement blocks and clip the chains to a hook above the bucket for stability. My chickens learned to use the nipples immediately. The red plastic and the sparkly metal pieces got their attention, and they were hooked when I made the water trickle out. That was all it took. My rooster was a great teacher. He'd call the hens over, peck at the nipple, and then stand aside to let them in. So, it's true. This bucket changed my relationship with my chickens. Instead of spending so much time changing, filling, cleaning and hauling waterers, I can watch my birds gather round the buckets and do amusing chicken things. And the very best thing of all?! When I had a problem with a bucket, I posted a comment and RentACoop replied within hours - really! - and said they'd send me a new bucket and a label to return the one with the problem. All on their nickel. And they did - the replacement arrived within days Great product, great company, great way to care for chickens. NOTE: I use two 5-gallon waterers and one 2-gallon waterer for 50 full-size chickens, plus one 2-gallon for my Silikies. Everybody's happy. Me too.

Works like a charm. they figured it out within seconds. The only bad thing is when they scratch they flick dirt into the cups.

The media could not be loaded. Bought for our flock of 16 and it has been the most useful product I've bought for our coop. Keeps chickens from sitting on it, pooping on it, etc. If it's filled completely, it will last around 5/7 days (in the summer) which makes for a very low maintenance coop. Easy to clean out too which is a must since the water starts to mold after a week but the little cups are so easy to remove for cleaning and reattach.I recommend this for my sister who has a larger coop of 25, and she was excited to purchase but the product is currently unavailable. I know when it's back, I'll be recommending it again to fellow chicken peeps!

I love it because the water doesn’t get dirty. Even my ducks can drink from it.

Great product

I've had this for about a year. When i bought it, my chickens were about 6 months old and had only ever used open waterers. I don't need to describe the mess chickens will make with open waterers and how much maintenance they need. They understood how this worked within minutes, I guess their instinct to peck EVERYTHING helps. It's cut my work by miles. I just need to make sure this doesn't run empty and they never run out of water. It has an access port at the top of the lid that fits the power cord for a deicer to use in winter which also helps.

Would not order again… my birds will not hit the metal nipple to make water disperse . This is not self filling. It is up to your bird to make water come out of it. I am a farmer with over 80 birds and not one of them can figure it out. Waste of money and you will end up with dead chickens if you don’t have back up waters.