mmm_a_luv_a_fish_supper_me Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 How many folks on here when filling pheasant feeders also put out water & grit ? Do you put water out at every feeder thats not any where near water ? I'm on about all over the shoot not in the pens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) Have these all over the shoot . Simple to make and gravity feed from a big blue drum . 10 feet of hose and stick one end in the barrel and suck the water through before attaching to drinker . Any decent trough or water holder will do .(I had surplus 5 gallon drums ) Edited September 28, 2009 by nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm_a_luv_a_fish_supper_me Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Cheers nipper They do look simple to make right enough Gettin the Barrels are the problem though (am no wanting to pay fer em !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerzone Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Cheers nipperThey do look simple to make right enough Gettin the Barrels are the problem though (am no wanting to pay fer em !) Speak to any dairy farmer, we have to "recycle" 20/25 ltr drums now and we have loads of them, now and that costs us(hint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Cheers nipperThey do look simple to make right enough Gettin the Barrels are the problem though (am no wanting to pay fer em !) Check out the nearest industrial site near you or food processing plants ? Quite a lot of them use blue barrels and will either give them away or sell them cheap . Mine were a fiver a piece and will last for twenty years !!!!! You only have to pay for them once ! If you leave the shoot you can take them with you !!!(or sell them to the next guy ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Solway feeders sell a low pressure float valve ideal for this type of drinker for less than £3 each. Birds will wander for food, water, and grit. Many shoots get the food right, but forget about water and grit. Try to create pheasant service stations, food, water grit, sunny spot + cover. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have water by every single feeder- 20+ which are half cut chemical spray barrels. Its been sooooo dry around here without water= no pheasants. Many thanks Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have water by every single feeder- 20+ which are half cut chemical spray barrels. Its been sooooo dry around here without water= no pheasants. Many thanks Alex I once made the mistake of thinking Of digging out a bucket shaped hole, and planting the half bucket so it wouldn't get kicked over. Next morning it had about 20 mice in it (it was in a maize field) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 (edited) These are the type I used to make with the float out of broken chick drinkers. They use the small bore pipe and work very well,but not as robust as the bigger ones . I still have one or two hanging about the place ,they have lasted ten years so far !! At the back you can see the small 12v electric pump and the tank I use to cart the water about .The pump connects to the vehicle battery. Edited September 29, 2009 by nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have water and grit near every feed station they are made from al sorts of things just as long as they are filled daily i have no worrys there are far too many for water to be fed to them with well over 200 feed stations on the shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Mole valley farmers do the 25 ltr barrels for a couple of quid.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm_a_luv_a_fish_supper_me Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 What kind of grit are you guys putting out ? & wer would you buy it ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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