My metal chick water bases rusted, so I bought a plastic hanging waterer. No fancy macrame this time, like busy moms everywhere, I did what was fast and easy.

I doubled some poly twine over the hanging loop on the waterer, then tied overhand knots about an inch apart all along the doubled rope. This makes a simple row of loops that you can slip the carabiner through and easily change the height of the waterer.

It was pretty amusing watching the chicks try to figure out what the new big red thing was all about.

It didn’t take them long. I expected the chickens to be, well, feather brained, but they really seem quite clever. For chickens.