1 Gallon Nesting-Style Poultry Waterer Base

A gravity-feed waterer keeps birds in water all day without a trip to the hose every morning. This base is half of that setup. The nesting-style lugs make the matching 1-gallon jar easy to attach, and the water flows into the base as the birds drink.

The base is plastic and measures 11 inches across and 1.75 inches high. That low, wide shape gives the waterer a steady footing, so it sits level on a flat floor instead of tipping when a bird bumps it.

Set it up in the coop or brooder with the jar in place, and clean water is ready for the flock. It's a simple piece that does its job the same way every day.

Highlights

• Nesting-style lugs for easy jar attachment
• Turns the matching jar into a gravity waterer
• Plastic base, 11 inches across
• Low, wide profile for steady footing

Why a gravity waterer beats an open pan

An open pan fills with litter, droppings and feed dust within hours, and a bird that wades in leaves a mess. A gravity waterer holds the bulk of the water in the jar and feeds the base as it's drunk, so birds drink from a shallow pool instead of standing in it.

It also keeps the water in one tidy spot. Set on a flat, dry spot out of the bedding, the base stays clear of shavings, and the water stays cleaner between refills.

This setup suits a backyard flock, a brooder that has moved to a bigger coop, or a run where you don't want to refill a pan twice a day. It's the kind of setup you fill once and check through the day.

At a glance

How to use it

Start with the base on a flat, dry spot out of the bedding. Fill the matching jar with clean water, attach the base to the jar by its lugs, then turn the pair over so the water flows into the base.

1. Set the base on a flat spot, out of the bedding.
2. Fill the matching 1-gallon jar with clean water.
3. Attach the base by its lugs, turn the waterer over and let the water settle into the base.

Wash the base and jar with warm, soapy water every week or so, and rinse well. Mud and algae build up fast in a waterer that sits in the sun, so move it into shade when you can.

Good to know

• The jar is sold separately and is made to fit this base, so have the matching jar before you order.
• In cold weather, water freezes in the base and can crack it. Bring it in overnight or use a heated base.
• A gallon goes quickly in hot weather, so check the water more than once a day in summer.
• Replace the base when the lugs break or cracks run through the plastic, since a leak soaks the bedding.
• Pair it with a poultry feeder on the same run and a galvanized feed can for the feed room, so the chores stay in one loop.

About Miller Manufacturing

Little Giant is a Miller Manufacturing line. Miller started as a family-owned business in 1941 and makes farm and ranch products.

Pair the base with a jar before the first hot week.