1 Gallon Screw-On Poultry Waterer Base

Give your flock cleaner water than an open pan can. This base screws onto the Little Giant 1-Gallon Screw-On Waterer Jar (Item No. 666, sold separately), and together they make a gravity-feed waterer. The jar holds the supply and the base keeps the water at a level the birds can reach, so you fill it once and check it as you pass by.

The base is made of heavy-duty polystyrene and measures 9 inches across and 1.5 inches high. That wide, low shape gives the waterer a steady footprint on the ground, and it is made in the USA.

Highlights

• Builds a gravity-feed waterer with the matching jar
• Heavy-duty polystyrene construction
• 9-inch diameter, 1.5 inches high
• Cleaner water than an open pan
• Made in the USA

Why a gravity waterer keeps birds watered

A water pan on the ground gets kicked, scratched into and fouled by droppings within a short time. A gravity waterer keeps the supply sealed in the jar, and the base gives the birds a steadier place to drink, away from the mess of an open pan.

It is the easiest way to keep a yard flock watered when you have chores elsewhere. Fill the jar at the hose, carry it to the run and set it down, and the birds have a supply until the jar runs low. It is a simple routine that fits the way a backyard flock is actually kept.

This base suits a backyard coop, a run with a few hens, a shed for ducks or a pen with mixed birds. If you run more than one pen, keep a spare base so a waterer can move between them.

At a glance

How to use it

Fill the jar, add the base and set it down.

1. Fill the 1-gallon jar with water.
2. Screw the base onto the jar's threads until it sits snug.
3. Turn the assembly over and set it on level ground in the run or coop.
4. Check the level each day, refill as needed, and clean the base with warm soapy water every week or two.

Good to know

• The matching 1-Gallon Screw-On Waterer Jar, Item No. 666, is sold separately, so have one ready before you set up.
• Keep the waterer out of direct sun to slow algae growth in the base.
• In freezing weather, empty the base and jar so ice does not crack them.
• Set the waterer apart from the feeder so bedding and feed do not get kicked into the water.

A dry base and a fresh jar are all it takes to get a waterer back in service after a scrub.

About Little Giant

Miller Manufacturing Company started as a family-owned business in 1941 and makes more than 1,000 farm, ranch and pet products. Little Giant is one of its brands, along with Pet Lodge, API and Hot-Shot.

Set up the base and jar now, before the flock needs more water.