Cleaning bell and cup drinkers for poultry farming

There are 2 ways to supply water to your flock in poultry farming.

Open drinker system vs. closed nipple system.

Open drinker systems are prone to contamination, which is obvious.

Here we’re going to look at simple cleaning routine for open drinker systems:

Bell and cup drinkers

The lower-tech, lower-cost watering method for keeping your flock hydrated is an open system.

Bell and cup drinkers.

Open containers offer drinking water for birds who visit them to quench their thirst.

But what is obvious is their open nature.

This naturally makes them potential reservoirs for contamination.

The poultry house environment gradually accumulates faecal matter. Droppings on the litter stick to birds and are very easily transferred to drinking water when they visit the bell or cup drinkers.

If not sanitised and refreshed, this can lead to sickness within your flocks.

So, adds manual cleaning overhead to your poultry farming labour routine.

But here’s a little practical help with that:

Efficient cleaning of automatic bell drinkers for poultry

Discover the best method to clean your automatic drinker daily and save water. Learn from Anne, a dedicated farmer. #annefarming

Do you use bell or cup drinkers?

Are you cleaning them regularly?