The Yale expositor., 1903-09-04
POULTRY
Water Cor Eonin.


The methods Of supplying water TO
fowls are usually crude. On the
farm especially where the labor should
be reduced TO a minimum. We find the
least attention paid To work.saying
arrangements. The large poultry
keepers SO about the matter in a bust
ness like way and make arrangements
for the automatic watering OF the
fowls and thus save many steps and
much attention. But on most farms
the woman OF the house or some
member Of the family has 10 keep
watch OF the hers 10 see that their
water supply does not fail. This gives
one moro thing 10 think about in the
care OF poultry. and II makes many
steps necessary. The open pans get
Shiny. and the water gets warm in
the summer sun and becomes a good
breeding place for germs that some
times carry destruction 20 the flock.
There Is no doubt that the water
trough Is very common means OF
spreading roup from one fowl to an.
other.
There are numerous automatic
watering devices. but most OF the
commercial arrangements are too
small TO be scrviceable They hold
enough water for a sitting hen and
flock of chicks. but that Is about all
In fact. for flock OF hen and chicks
a little homemade arrangement will
suffice. Take n shallow pan that will
not rust and Inyert In IL "A quart or
larger bottle full ol water The water
viii flow out OF Il only till the air Is
shut on by the rising water In the
pan. After that the water VIII run
Out OF the bottle into the pan only
as fast as the water IN the pan IS
lowered. This bottle will hold the
water for several days supply. The
pan that holds Il may be made OF
wood rather than OF metal and this
will save az tendency 20 rust In tho
material
An automatic fountain Of any size
may be made for the large flock. a
barrel may be used IL u is desired. \
wine barrel should be fitted with an
iron pipe running from the bottom Of
the barrel 20 the trough In which the
fowls are 20 receive their water This
pipe should have a faucet In IL at
some point so that the water may be
turned OFT while the barrel Is being
filled. This barrel full OF water will
last several days. II IL Is desired to
give the fowls pure water all the time.
little hole may be bored in the
trough that will allow the water to
run out and this will in turn draw the
water from the barrel The stream
can DO adjusted 20 any size so that
the water In the barrel will last as
long as desired. Where the farmer
has n windmill. TAM, and hose the
barrel may be easily filed az any
time. and tho owner will feel like
being more liberal with the water
than would be the case had he 20 car
~ or haul the water for the fowls
Probably every farmer understands
the principle 81 air pressure. and the
fact that up % a height OF % feet
water will not run out OF vessel un.
less air can get In to Ill its place
II Is possible to invent numerous
meth lis OF employing ;his principle
A III study OF the matter will result
in many happy arrangemnts To save
labor Wherever possible the water
should he frequently changed either
automatically or otherwise Stagnant
water soon becomes foul with food.
especially where the birds have soft
food once or more times a day. as they
will 20 to the drinking trough after
eating and more or less OF the mate
rial remaining on their bills gets into
tho water