Asian Bird Feeders? Plastic Bottles Have Me Stumped...

[SDIceMan]

Ran into these in a secondhand store near my town. I know they're not a treasure per se, but they have me scratching my head, and I normally pride myself on my Internet research abilities. Nobody working at the store had any idea what they were, and I just can't figure it out. They had several there in different sizes with Asian characters, a crown logo, and different numbers on the sides. They come apart into two pieces - a bottle portion that rotates and locks into a base portion. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

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[BagLady]

I've never seen one like that, but I'm guessing it's for watering chickens.
It would come in handy for watering mine. You can hang those up.

 

[jewelerguy]

looks like a feeder you would place on the ground, like for chickens

 

[SDIceMan]

Thank you both. Do you think they are unusual enough that they would have some interest to someone on eBay? They weren't exactly dirt cheap at the secondhand store. I think they varied in price from about two dollars to six dollars a piece depending on the size. I suppose that amount could very well be what they are worth, considering they are just plastic, and I'm not in the business of breaking even when I resell :-). Thanks again.

 

[DCMatt]

It reminds me of the floaters used in swimming pools to gradually disperse chemicals.

 

[2screwed]

They are racing pigeon waterers similar to this:


Pigeon Supplies Drinker for Pigeons 2 L Plastic Drinker with Ring | eBay

 

[BagLady]

Judging by the size of it in your hand, I would say it'll hold a quart of water.
It would be better, IMO, if you had one of the larger size to sell as a pair.
Those of us who have chickens, need and use several different sizes.
I would think if you bought them new, from a Feed store, you would pay about $10-12 for the small one, and upwards of $20 for the Larger one.

 

[BagLady]

They are racing pigeon waterers similar to this:


Pigeon Supplies Drinker for Pigeons 2 L Plastic Drinker with Ring | eBay

Cool.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Somewhere, at some port, in some cargo container, is probably 4 million of them.
Perhaps a manufacturer search, injection molding company, someone like that, may can lead you back to a source.
I wouldn't think there would be a large profit, unless you paint them, make them art, or sell containers loads, at a time.
We used to just put a filled up milk jug of water(with a hole in the side), into an ice cream tub full of water.
Water for all the pigeons, and a few doves.......

 

[DCMatt]

They are racing pigeon waterers similar to this:


Pigeon Supplies Drinker for Pigeons 2 L Plastic Drinker with Ring | eBay

Great ID! But I have to know... Did you recognize it from previous experience or did you discover it through research?

Just curious.

 

[SDIceMan]

Fantastic ID! One search of 'Pigeon Drinker' on eBay and all my questions have been answered! Thanks again to everyone for your contributions. These forums never fail to amaze me.

 

[Gold Maven]

good design, keeps feet and feces out.

I take care of about 800 pheasants every winter for a shooting preserve, and its impossible to keep the water clean with standard waterers.

 

[2screwed]

Great ID! But I have to know... Did you recognize it from previous experience or did you discover it through research?

Just curious.

I have a friend who is into racing pigeons, it's a highly competitive sport. The Chinese are into it big time. i believe the record price paid for a champion pigeon is 300,000+ euros paid by a Chinese businessman.