A drinking bowl for domestic geese is a necessary device, since the bird constantly needs a large amount of fresh water throughout the day. The health and productivity of geese directly depends on this resource. You can make your own drinkers, but first you need to carefully consider which design is most suitable for birds. It is important to fulfill certain requirements and take into account suitable dimensions.
Types of drinking bowls
There are several types of drinkers:
- grooved;
- cup;
- nipple;
- vacuum;
- tray
The grooved type of drinkers is most often used when raising poultry on an industrial scale.They are often found on private farms and small farmsteads.
Gutter devices are oblong gutters made of tin. They must be fixed to the wall at a small height from the floor. This will require brackets. They are mainly used in cell culture. The design is popular because it has a number of important advantages:
- saving water;
- no splashing;
- quick water change.
Automatic cup drinkers are in demand because they are convenient, affordable, and can be quickly installed in the poultry house.
Nipple structures are used for outdoor and outdoor rearing for birds from 3 weeks of age and older. They are represented by nipples - metal elements with a rubber seal. They are inserted into a special housing and attached to a pipe that supplies water. Such drinkers are universal because as the bird grows older, they can be moved to another level.
Vacuum drinkers are most often used for goslings under 3 weeks of age. This is a small plastic container, a stand with a groove in the shape of a semicircular ring. It is characterized by convenient use: pour water, place a stand on top, and turn it over. When all the water is consumed, air enters the channel. This promotes new filling. The system is semi-automatic.
Tray products can be made of steel sheet, plastic, wood. They have sections of different shapes and are supplemented with devices that prevent the geese from being completely immersed in the container. The design is made from available materials and can be automated, but it does not prevent splashing.
Requirements and dimensions
You should calculate in advance the required amount of water, based on the number of livestock and the age of the geese. When equipping a drinking bowl for adult birds, it is important to provide devices that will prevent geese from turning the structure over. Since they are waterfowl, they do not miss the opportunity to swim, so the container should not fit the entire geese.
Required tools and materials
To make your own drinkers, you may need the following tools:
- drill with drills;
- screwdriver;
- hacksaw;
- level;
- pencil;
- roulette;
- knife;
- sealant;
- screwdriver;
- soldering iron
Materials you may need: plastic bottle, polyvinyl chloride pipes, nipples, rubber gaskets, plastic water tank, drainage system, pressure regulators. Regardless of what type of material you plan to use, it must meet certain requirements.Tightness and lack of deformation under the influence of moisture are the main requirements for material for drinking bowls. Therefore, metal is considered a suitable material, in particular galvanized steel, which is not susceptible to corrosion.
How to make drinking bowls for geese with your own hands
Anyone who is going to start breeding geese should know that domestic animals and birds need to be provided with free access to clean and fresh water. This is especially necessary for geese, because they are a waterfowl.
Properly equipped drinking bowls provide livestock with water throughout the day. The main requirement for structures is safety. You can make drinking bowls yourself, having basic tools and materials in your arsenal.
It does not take a lot of time. Each design is simple, easy to use, quick and easy to clean, and can automatically fill with water as you use it.
From a plastic bottle
Products made from a plastic tank or bottle are more suitable for adult birds. To make it, you need to place a bottle of the required volume in a small basin. In its lower part it is necessary to make a hole with a diameter of 1.5 cm.
After this, you need to pour water into the bottle, covering the hole with your finger. After placing the bottle in the basin, you can remove your finger. The drinking bowl is ready. Through the resulting hole, the liquid is poured into a basin, which serves as a tray. As water is consumed, it is automatically replenished.
Nipple
The nipple drinking system is more suitable for small chicks. To make it yourself you need to purchase:
- nipples (their size depends on the age of the birds);
- square plastic pipe;
- pipe plug;
- water container;
- hose;
- adapter for connecting a square pipe and a round hose.
Cup
The peculiarity of the cup drinker is that the liquid is supplied only after it has completely run out. The design consists of a bowl from which geese drink and containers for storing water.
Making a drinking bowl yourself is not difficult. To do this, you need a plastic container, a rubber hose, and a liquid storage tank. A hole is made in it for the hose, and the joints are treated with sealant. Insert the hose into the bowl and secure firmly. The operating principle of such a drinker is based on the automatic flow of liquid from the reservoir into the bowl. However, the design has one drawback - it cannot adequately prevent water pollution.
