摘要 |
A watering trough for chickens and like fowl is disclosed, of the kind comprising a bell member having an annular gutter integral therewith in the bottom portion, a supporting upright loaded by a ballast and water feeding means internally of the bell, the improvement consisting in having the bell member limitedly tiltable about a horizontal axis placed at the bottom of the gutter and a spring at the top of the bell to counteract the tilting motion and to open and close the water feeding nozzle also situated at the top of the bell. The device is self-reloading and can be used both resting on the ground directly and hung by means of a suspension tab. |