The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: pedigree porker on March 11, 2010, 08:03:13 pm
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Does anyone know of any suppliers of these? or have any that they want to pass on.
We have searched all relevant websites without success, heres hoping somebody knows where we can get one.
Thanks
:pig:
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What is it??
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A pig Cube Drinker is a self contained drinker of about 20 Litre capacity.
Imagine a rectangular plastic box stood on end with a fill cap at the top and a trough drinking arrangement at the bottom.
Used in areas without running water - so you fill them up every few days.
Sorry we don't stock them :-(
Gareth
www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk
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Thanks for adding the information, you don't happen to know of a supplier?
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cant you just make one out of those ibc containers they look like what we have in the field oppisite us
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Ah thanks for that! learn something new everyday! Those ibc containers, we got some off ebay, £50 each delivered, we use them to store water taken form the barn roof, to water the garden in summer! you could easily adapt one of those? or a water butt?
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cant you just make one out of those ibc containers they look like what we have in the field oppisite us
You can use an IBC, or even cheaper is one of those large blue plastic drums. Just drill a hole and fit a nipple drinker spout - cheap and easy ! ;D :pig:
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Thanks for adding the information, you don't happen to know of a supplier?
No, sorry, not in the UK anyway.
The IBC / Barrel idea is probably the best way to go, but I personally would use a galvanised general purpose bowl drinker connected to the water container via a length of 15mm hose rather than a nipple drinker - just my personal taste in drinkers.
Make sure the water is quite clean though or you will block the valves if it contains leaves etc.
And we do sell Galvanised drinkers :-)
Thanks
Gareth
www.suppliesforsmallholders.co.uk
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type in ebay IBC tank and theres loads you can buy cheap and get deliverd and just addapt one yourself if you can be carefull when doing the pipes tho as the pig owners over the road mucked theres up and now have flooded fields lol :D
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Try this site:
http://www.quality-equipment.co.uk/shop/drinking-equipment/drinking-bowls/18-litre-piglet-cube-drinker-plastic (http://www.quality-equipment.co.uk/shop/drinking-equipment/drinking-bowls/18-litre-piglet-cube-drinker-plastic)
(Copy and paste the above into your browser). They sell all sorts of drinking bowls, including cube drinkers.
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i think i have ordered in one of these for a customer in the past. i will try to email a pic & dimensions tomorrow. if you want one we can post it out. :)
Hannah
www.mansfieldfarmandpetsupplies.co.uk (http://www.mansfieldfarmandpetsupplies.co.uk)
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what is wrong with making your own drinker?
a galvanised bowl or plastic (jfc) they both have 3/4 bsp fittings a hose to connect to 25 litre plastic can (caravan supplie places) bracket to hold the can and voila you have made your own you comply with having fresh running water that is what we used at the BPA stand at the highland show the last two years (the only animals that complied with the letter of the law) :wave: :wave: :pig: :wave:
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Clarkes of Walsham-le-willows in Suffolk used to supply the cube drinkers. I do not know if they still do.
Georgina
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theres a farmer near me in notts who always has some on e bay! galvenised ones! his name is andy but if you put in 'pig feeder/drinker' it should come up...if not try pig ark as he sells them to the triangular ones and go onto other items.x.