Harris Farms Easy-Fill Poultry Drinker, NO BPA Plastic, 6.25 Gallon

Just to establish that I know a thing or two about poultry founts, I've been raising chickens for over 25 years in addition to the fowl menagerie we had growing up on a farm. I've used just about every fount imaginable. Galvanized lose their ability to hold vacuum with any kind of dent or when they inevitably become rusty. The worst are the large plastic founts that work by vacuum alone, especially the ones that require the lid to be twisted on super tight in order to create vacuum. They won't unscrew without the jaws of life. The second worst are the ones that require you to fill the upside down bucket, put on the base, and turn it over. You lose much of the water and you get wet no matter what way you try to do to avoid it. All founts that rely on vacuum are disgusting. Chickens defecate in their water which gets sucked up into the clean water on vacuum waterers, requiring daily dumping and refilling, almost making the idea of an automatic waterer pointless. I have been using the Harris Farms (owned by Manna Pro - for those that know the name from livestock feed) waterer for 4 years and just ordered a second one. There are a number of things that make this the best waterer ever, however, it is finicky. I am shocked at the number of negative reviews, so I'll address the problems one might have first. Honestly, if you have trouble figuring out that the nipple on the float needs to fit into the corresponding recess in the bucket, this might not be the waterer for you. The tub needs to be secured tightly to the base, otherwise it will all leak out. It matters which direction the plastic screw and nut go (the assembly instructions shows you). You only have to do this when assembling it, which you'll rarely need to do because, outside of a float problem, you never need to disassemble it. Getting one hand into the bottom of the deep bucket while keeping the other hand at the bottom of the base can be tricky, but again, a tight connection is paramount. That red cap that sits on the nipple in the bucket needs to be taken off so that the waterer works. You don't really need that red cap. I just leave it sitting (floating) in the bucket. Every once in a while (like maybe once/yr), enough water would seep into the float to not allow it to rise and shut off the water supply. When this happens, the water will all flood out. You can check if there's water in the float by shaking it. Unsnap the two sections of the float, drain the water, and snap back together. Fixes the problem until the next time, or do what I eventually did, which is fill the float body with a $5 can of expanding foam and snap the lid back on. If you don't have a good feel for how much the foam will expand, it would be a good idea to drill some holes in the top of the float to allow excess foam room to escape. Once the foam is dry in a few hours, the excess is easily cut off with a serrated knife or fine toothed saw. The foam might distort the float as it expands if you put too much in without having the holes. The foam is 100% waterproof when dry, so the now foam-filled drilled holes will not effect float performance. Water infiltration into the float is the only real weak point to this fount, and yes, the manufacturer should put styrofoam in to begin with, however, it is still, hands down, the best fount ever! Now, on to why this deserves 5 stars! No more crappy water! The float mechanism does not allow dirty water to be mixed back in with the clean water. The tray is much larger than most trays and, because the inside is rounded vs. angular, there are no crevices to clean out. Cleaning this thing is a breeze. The lid comes off and on easily. At 6 gallons, this holds a lot of water, and because the fresh water remains fresh, I feel okay about filling it and forgetting it. I have had no problems with the waterer on a galvanized heated base (upstate NY temperatures). The water at the top of the bucket will freeze, but the area at the bottom remains liquified. Lastly, I rarely ever keep this thing perfectly level and it does not overflow. I'd say that if it's overflowing, it may have nothing to do with being level (within reason) and is more likely is related to one of the aforementioned possible oversights or float problems.

I would give it more stars if I could. We had spent lots of many on various water dispensers. This is definitely a keeper. We purchased in August of 2025 and haven't looked at another dispenser since. Easy to fill, no parts to leak, no parts to break, holds enough water. The only thing I can think of that SOME might consider a negative is that you can't hang it up. We simply have it on a block of wood.

These are great! Holds 6 gallons. Easy to clean. This drinker has made keeping water available for chickens very convenient. Dome lid keeps water clean. Down side. When filled become pretty heavy so lifting with handle causes drinker opening to get temporarily oblonged and lid pops off. No biggie, once drinker in place lid goes on easily.

The design, size and ease of refilling these is perfect and easy but they are not holding up! I purchased 5 large ones and only two are left working. For the cost, I expect them to work longer. Today they left my chickens without water. The bucket was completely full but the water stopped coming out to fill the green area where they drink from! A few weeks ago, one just leaked out completely after it was filled. I would not rely on these to be the main source of water. They are malfunctioning with no warning!

Works as advertised. As for leaking, there is an o-ring in the bottom where the plastic screw attaches the reservoir to the base. Make sure screw is properly tightened but don't over tighten. Once a month use a little silicone grease on that o-ring to ensure proper seal, leaks now eliminated.

This is the BEST year round waterer I have found for my chickens in ten years! I’m really mad that I listened to the bad reviews and didn’t give this a try earlier! The good: The inside stays perfectly clean, which is a huge deal! My old bottom filled waterer and automatic hose waterers would get so nasty and I would have to scrub them out constantly. It was a huge pain in the butt, especially in the winter when we had freezing temps. You can see that we have very hard water so the calcium is stuck on there but that doesn’t take long around here in the summer heat lol. I have a hose running out to it for easy filling but this thing lasts about three-four days for ten chickens in over 100° heat in Arizona, and about five days in the cooler temps. It’s super easy to hose out the bottom when it gets dirty and the top fill is SO nice after having to deal with one of those awful, heavy, bottom filled waterers in the winter for years. I’m also really happy that this thing works in the winter with a simple bulb heater on the bottom and I’m not getting soaked and dealing with ice daily like I was with the old one I had. The ‘bad’: The ONLY negative I can think of is that it can’t be hung up by the handle, which is what I was originally planning, but that isn’t a big deal at all. I just placed ours on a leveled piece of sandstone In the summer and on our bulb heater in the winter; it works great. I also wanted to let people know that it does not fill anywhere near the top of the drinking bowl, like it claims. I’ve tried adjusting the float but it stays pretty shallow. This isn’t a problem for my chickens but this definitely can’t be used for ducks as some people have asked.

Worth writing a good review. Holds a decent amount of water, I bought two after I liked the first purchase. For winter I put it on a heating plate for waterers, and a thick burlap material in-between (in case it wanted to melt) and no issues, worked all winter. We kept it under the chicken coop, where it stayed dry and snow free, tiny bit of ice on top a few times but rarely. I'd love to build an auto float/auto fill mechanism with a toilet bulb but that's for another day. Prop it up on some bricks to keep grass and ground from getting kicked in by chickens. My cat uses it and any other critter wandering through. Also it's doesn't ever run completely empty! The mechanism at the bottom is about 2 inches tall and if the water reaches the top of it, it won't dispense... So your left with a few inches of water in the bottom that will never make it out. As long as you know to keep it filled, your fine. Otherwise you'll always think there's water in it 😆 Excellent material, very sturdy!

Love this waterer. Easy to clean and refill. Not sure how well the plastic handle will hold up if full of water, but it's handy to use when empty. Learned the hard way that it should sit on a level surface to be sure water flows out from the hole. I use it in a mobile chicken coop, set on a 2x2 paver.

Great product. Well made

Me encantó. En todo aspecto, gran diseño

So far the best poultry drinker I have purchased. Easy to fill and clean. Will purchase another in the spring.

\love this product, super easy to refill.

OK so read the reviews! I bought this waterer because of one review. if you look hard enough you will find it from her. She nailed it! This is the best chicken water feeder ever! I suffered all her pain and grief till i bought this waterer. NO CRAP HERE! it actually works like its advertised! if you have chickens, this is the answer! I Wish I was getting paid to promote this! take it for what it is but i don't write reviews unless I'm seriously stunned! great product, read and follow the instructions. Its a home run!