Shiney Chez Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Can you give chickens rainwater from a water butt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Definitely. Mine much prefer any water they 'find' rather than the boring old tap water I give them in the glug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I would be giving them it no bother as they drink water from every receptacle left lying with water in it outside and the muckier the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 mine like drinking puddles! so it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Mine Lluurv our pond. Have to fish them out sometimes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 and mine prefer water from the grooves in the decking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Mine prefer the water in a dirty puddle to any other sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut12 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 mine drink only Buxton Spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Mine especially like to drink the water after I've drenched a poo on the patio I was giving mine water from the butt occasionally but when I put some in a white bucket the other day I noticed the water was very green so I've emptied the butt and will make sure it's not stagnant when I use it. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesw Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I`m thinking of giving my chickens water from our waterbut because the don`t seem to drink it when it`s cold And when I tip it out they start drinking the water. Jamesw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillicat Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Our girls suck the mesh of the run clean of any rain drops !!!! They much prefer the rain water so they are quite happy today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Oh, thanks for posting this. I hadn't thought about using Butt water, but I will now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 My chickens water also comes from a water butt. No probs at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Offtopic I know but...Ash, why no names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I dont know to be honest. In the house we have 3 gerbils that have no names and a cat that doesnt have an official name although the kids call it Princess. Its just something I have never got around to doing. They get loved all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I dont know to be honest. In the house we have 3 gerbils that have no names and a cat that doesnt have an official name although the kids call it Princess. Its just something I have never got around to doing. They get loved all the same As long as the kids have names, that's OK (the kids do have names, don't they? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Very funny Snowy! You must be feeling a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimW Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 What about in the summer when all the larvae is in it etc. will it still be ok for them to drink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMcHen Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 The larvae are only insects and it will just be more protein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
