Rain water for the Chickens

We wanted to try our hands at a simple rain water system so we are starting with the chicken house. It had to be elevated as to gravity flow into the water bowl. We decided to dry stack cinder blocks , anchor them in place with re-bar and fill the center with dirt.
The first step was to find level grade for the cinder blocks to be placed on. With stakes and string we leveled the ground then packed it tight. Then the blocks were placed, fill dirt in the center and packed down to form a solid base.

For the rain water system we installed a roof washer that will fill up first before going in to the tank. We used a plug at the end with a clamp to open the plug. This way we can flush out even large debris easily.


Shortly after we got it installed it rained 4 inches and filled the tank half way!