How We Water Our Chickens On Pasture

Now I will be the first to admit that the video quality leaves plenty to be desired but it does show the base framework of our system. 

Namely using 1500-1800 ft lengths of 3/4" HTPE Blue Poly Pipe with a male camlock fitting on each end (that way you never have the wrong end towed to the house vs the hydrant)

All of the attachment ends for the pipe (to connect either to a hydrant or a PT1000) have a female end on them that way we can easily change ends as needed. 

We move the lenths of pipe around by tieing them to the hitch of a truck or atv and then just towing the whole length between fields. 

There is plenty of pressure to water groups of 3000 birds from a single hydrant. A key to this is that each hoop has a 40 gallon reservoir that gravity feeds the lines so that a drop in line pressure does not drop the pressure in any individual hoop (the reservoirs just fill up a little slower). 

These reservoirs also act as a heat sink for the water to sit and cool before it goes to the birds which is really important for above ground water line in the heat of Summer! 

The pex fittings (don't use pex pipe it is not UV rated and will degrade in the sun) give a tremendous amount of inexpensive customization and we have some other very interesting attachements for watering sheep, pigs and cattle as well (flexibility is key).

I hope this gives you some inspiration for easy ways to up your own water distribution plan.