Making a Baby Chick Waterer | Live Free or Die: How to Homestead

we raise a lot of baby chicks here and

we raise a lot of baby chicks here and one really important thing is to make

one really important thing is to make

one really important thing is to make sure that they have access to water and

sure that they have access to water and

sure that they have access to water and to make sure that they can’t drown the

to make sure that they can’t drown the

to make sure that they can’t drown the water so I’m going to show you today how

water so I’m going to show you today how

water so I’m going to show you today how to make a chick water that is safe for

to make a chick water that is safe for

to make a chick water that is safe for very very small chicks what I like to do

very very small chicks what I like to do

very very small chicks what I like to do is use a shallow tray like this and then

is use a shallow tray like this and then

is use a shallow tray like this and then use another container that will also

use another container that will also

use another container that will also hold water so the first thing I’m going

hold water so the first thing I’m going

hold water so the first thing I’m going to do is poke some holes in the bottom

to do is poke some holes in the bottom

to do is poke some holes in the bottom of this container I’m going to place it

of this container I’m going to place it

of this container I’m going to place it on the plate here and just make sure I

on the plate here and just make sure I

on the plate here and just make sure I poke the holes below the top level of

poke the holes below the top level of

poke the holes below the top level of where I want the water to be so now that

where I want the water to be so now that

where I want the water to be so now that I have all my holes in this jug I’m

I have all my holes in this jug I’m

I have all my holes in this jug I’m going to go ahead and put some water in

going to go ahead and put some water in

going to go ahead and put some water in the tray and then I’m gonna fill this

the tray and then I’m gonna fill this

the tray and then I’m gonna fill this jug up with water as well I filled the

jug up with water as well I filled the

jug up with water as well I filled the jug all the way up and I’m gonna put the

jug all the way up and I’m gonna put the

jug all the way up and I’m gonna put the cap on and then set it down in the water

cap on and then set it down in the water

cap on and then set it down in the water when the water level gets down to the

when the water level gets down to the

when the water level gets down to the holes the water will refill the tray

holes the water will refill the tray

holes the water will refill the tray back up all right let’s get the chickee

back up all right let’s get the chickee

back up all right let’s get the chickee some water once it gets water