Automatic watering systems

[Nathan Morleyy]

Ok,
I will.

Thanks Nathan

[SamDavis]

Nathan, just use a bucket! Works brilliantly!

[jusdeb]

Ahhh simplicity Sam and yes very effective

[gomer]

Nathan, just use a bucket! Works brilliantly!

Was thinking the same thing.

Nathan forget about a high pressure watering system for the time being.You would be far better with your knowledge and possibly setup to start with a gravity feed water system, such as a sealed bucket and low pressure ball float or alike.Or keep to a gravity feed closed system if that is to difficult.

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[Mickp]

Once again you ask a decent question but you follow it up with some very inane statements and questions.
Why not listen to the advice you are given instead of badgering people trying to get the answer that you want.
To set up a very basic auto watering system you will not get much change out of $200.
Your spending more money on the bird keeping hobby than most adults can afford to.
Buying expensive birds that cost a lot to feed each week, plus all the other new birds & aviaries.
Sam gave you the best answer, use a bucket. Or if you still have more money to spend hire a zoo keeper to do the work for you.

[djb78]

I find that the simple things sometimes works best, I use a 2ltr coke bottle attached to the wide and the open end inks then placed in the water container. As the birds drink the bottle refills it only above the lip of the bottle, you can get about 2-3 days of drinking water before changing and 1 good day through summer. This is another form of a gravity feeder and costs next to nothing. When bottle starts to get dirty just replace, this method has been used by alot of people for alot of animals. So Nathan thus will save you money and give you the gain you want with little risk of defects( pipes bursting and flooding aviery) nd the money you save could go to better things such as food for your birds nesting materials and so forth.

[jusdeb]

All my aviaries have fizzy bottle waterers , they are roughly $7.00 each from Lentra direct .
In winter I change water every second day for single pair aviaries and of course at least once a day in summer .
Not quite automatic watering but peace of mind that they have fresh water and lots of it .

You have 1 aviary so I reckon 2 or 3 of these waterers will be any amount .

The bowls from Lentra are perfect size for finches to bath in too /

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[MadHatter]

I'm confused. Are we talking about a system for automatically watering plants, or for providing water to the birds?

[Nathan Morleyy]

Madhatter,
It's automatic watering for the birds.

Thanks Nathan

[jusdeb]

Fizzy bottles are for the birds ...