Quality of the water. Amounts of water consumed by chickens. For producing laying hens this proportion increases to 2.0-2.25 times feed weight. High environmental temperatures increase daily water consumption to several times the normal level. Water Quality Characteristics.
Water hardness affects delivery systems more than the bird.
Salinity is total dissolved salts. Poorly adjusted or maintained system. Hot water in watering system. Diseases in the flock. Leaks in the water system.