Halflap Henhouse

Our Lightweight Portable
Chicken Coop Makes Caring
for Chickens So Much Easier

Instead of buying a waterer, try out this waterer.
It is easy to make and works great!

Advantages

• There is zero cost.
• The waterer is very easy to clean and sanitize.
• Big advantage: The jug enclosure helps to keep poultry droppings out of the water!
• The chicken waterer is durable. The jugs are commonly made of tough HDPE plastic.
• More than one waterer can be easily made, which will help to insure plenty of water is available.
• More waterers will also allow for the swapping out of waterers with clean, refilled replacement water containers.
• If water in the container becomes frozen, the waterer can be swapped out and allowed to thaw out in a warmer place and later cleaned, refilled and used again another day.

Steps

• Find a plastic one gallon milk jug.
• Remove the jug label:
  • Hot water may be helpful to remove the label.
  • Paint thinner may be helpful to remove the label adhesive.
• Cut out a 3" X 4" paper rectangular cutting template, as shown above.
  
• Trim off the 4 template corners to form rounded corners having about a 3/4" radius.
• Make double sided tape and attach it to the back of the template.
• Position the template horizontally 4" above the jug bottom.
• Once positioned, tape the template to the jug.
• Trace a CUT LINE along the template edge with a marker.
• Remove the template.
• Using scissors start cutting the opening at the CENTER of the rectangle.
  Then cut spirally outward toward cutting along the CUT LINE.
• Place a small rock (or other heavy object) in the waterer to keep poultry
  from tipping over or moving around the waterer. A smooth rock will be easier to clean.
• Fill the waterer with water to a level about 1 inch below the opening to avoid spilling.