Chicken Watering System

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You can build a chicken watering system by combining PVC pipe, chicken nipples, clear vinyl tubing, and a water container. Instructions: The 3D printed parts needed are: A bulkhead fitting to connect a 1/4" vinyl tube to a water container. A connector for joining the vinyl tube to a PVC pipe. Some brackets for suspending the pipe with chains or wires. This system is gravity-fed, so use it under zero pressure. Print these parts at full scale - I did that by using ten loops and got strong results. To assemble your waterer: You will also need: A 3/4" PVC pipe piece. A PVC endcap. A 3/4" PVC male adapter. Several feet of clear vinyl tubing with an inside diameter of 1/4". Chain or wire to suspend the waterer. Chicken nipples. A water container, like an empty five-gallon bucket. Here's what you do: Measure and mark the locations where you will attach the nipples. Space them six inches apart and leave three inches on each end for fittings. I used a pipe that was 18" long (three inches plus six inches twice). Drill and attach the nipples to the pipe using their instructions. Put an end cap on one end and glue the male adapter on the other. Insert the printed non-threaded barbed adapter into the large nut, and place a washer on the male PVC adapter. If it's too loose, you may need another washer before attaching. Drill a hole in your water container big enough for the threaded-barbed-adapter. Insert that, then put a washer on the end of the barbed fitting and screw on the nut tightly. Finally, connect clear vinyl tube to both barbed fittings and squeeze some brackets onto each pipe end to hang it up securely.