As an alternative, or in addition, use a set of pliers to hold the hook end and twist it into place. The little bits of soap act like a lubricant, making it easier for the screw to go in. Rake the threads lightly across a bar of soap some carpenters keep a bar in their tool box just for these situations. If it’s too difficult to screw in the hook by hand, there are a couple things you can do. By drilling a hole that size, the shaft has room to enter the wood without splitting it, yet the threads themselves will slice into the wood. It should be narrower than the diameter of the threads of the hook. Once you mark the spot where the hook needs to go, choose a drill bit that is the same diameter as the shaft. The bottom of the bucket will need to be about 12 to 14 inches above the ground so the chickens can reach the water nipples. You want to screw the hook into a wall or post so it will hold the bucket handle.
Look for a zinc-coated, screw-in hook that’s at about 4 or 5 inches long. I use the kind of hook a gardener might use to suspend a hanging basket on his or her porch. However, you can also try to create something similar. The design works well and may be just the thing for your site. They’re basically a metal ring that holds the bucket and a couple of flanges that attach to a wall to hold the ring so it lays flat when the bucket isn’t in use. However, there are easier ways to suspend a waterer off the ground.Ĭommercial bucket holders are sturdy and easy to install, look good and will last forever. When I built our first waterer, I had plenty of scrap wood that I used to make a contraption held a 5-gallon bucket of water off the ground, and I inserted water nipples in the bottom of the bucket for hens to drink from. If you don’t, your hens will spend their day scratching and foraging, meaning a saucer of water will be filled with debris in record time.
Suspending your chickens’ waterer off the ground is critical.
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