RentACoop DIY Sip Station Watering System –includes Tubing, Horizontal Nipples, Auto-Fill Cups, Tubing Adaptors, T-Connectors, and 11mm Drill Bit – Great for Poultry (DIY Starter Kit for Poultry)

I really want to like this. But the design is just bad.
Pros: The water line provided is insulated so it should be less prone to freezing. Because it's not PVC it should also be less prone to cracking if it does happen to freeze. The kit does contain the things you would need to install five drinking stations.
Cons: The piece that attaches the drinking cups to the water lines you have to install it on the cage before you push the water line onto it. However the water line is a really tight fit so you need to be able to twist turn and manipulate it. If you use this slightest fraction too much force you're going to break that attachment. I'm also afraid that since this is going to be outside once it gets cold that plastic is going to break anyway. If you have a larger coop area with hardware cloth or chicken wire that you are a trying to attach this to you definitely need two people. And you have to hope and pray that you don't break that attachment when trying to get the hose installed on it. You cannot pre-install the hose before attaching it to the wire because the screw that mounts it to the wire won't fit over the hose. So you are forced to attach it before installing the hose. It's just a really inconvenient design that somebody did not think about the actual installation. Individual components are great this one piece makes the entire thing trash.
Lowering my review.
The cups leak at the connector. And if you tighten them to stop the leak, the break off in that connector and you are out of luck trying to get them out

The black plastic nozzles keep breaking off and draining all the water. 3 have broken in 4 days. They're not available to buy making them useless. I will need to look for a much better solotion.solution. At this point water bottles would work better.

Decided to try this because I can't keep water from getting hot unless I use a water cooler. DIY is the only way to do it. A really great concept, the tubing is very solid material and there is plenty. But 2 of the black pieces broke while trying to attach it using normal pressure and 4 of the white connector pieces broke while trying to put the tubes on. Again using normal pressure, I’m not that strong of a woman so it’s crazy so many pieces snapped. I can barley open a jar of pickles due to my carpel lol. Beyond frustrating the quality of the plastic is terrible because I have two left connected and working. but I have 8 fluffy butts and live in AZ where temps are 115, only two functioning due to parts breaking while trying to put the tube on is unhelpful.I have their water feeder and the cups work great as do the nipples.

If you’re done lugging buckets like a gym rat on farm duty, this sip station is a total lifesaver. I’ve got it set up in three temporary coops, and setup was so quick, I barely had time to hide my excitement before my chickens swarmed the new hydration hotspot.

Speaking of chickens—they took to it immediately, like it was the VIP lounge of waterers. No drama, no picky sips, just pure “drink up, buttercup” energy.

The catch? Those inner cups are like little plastic ninjas—easy to install, but a nightmare to pry out when it’s cleaning time. Prepare for a mini wrestling match every wash day.

Bottom line: this system makes watering the flock way less of a chore, and my hens are basically giving me the chicken version of a high five. If you want your birds hydrated and happy without the bucket Olympics, this is your go-to.

If you’re done lugging buckets like a gym rat on farm duty, this sip station is a total lifesaver. I’ve got it set up in three temporary coops, and setup was so quick, I barely had time to hide my excitement before my chickens swarmed the new hydration hotspot.Speaking of chickens—they took to it immediately, like it was the VIP lounge of waterers. No drama, no picky sips, just pure “drink up, buttercup” energy.The catch? Those inner cups are like little plastic ninjas—easy to install, but a nightmare to pry out when it’s cleaning time. Prepare for a mini wrestling match every wash day.Bottom line: this system makes watering the flock way less of a chore, and my hens are basically giving me the chicken version of a high five. If you want your birds hydrated and happy without the bucket Olympics, this is your go-to.

This is the best watering system by far. I can't recommend it enough! So easy to install. They thought of everything. Insulated solid color hose to eliminate algea and freezing. The adapters make it so easy to install through 1/2 wire and an easy tap to the supply tank. Love how u can simply unscrew an old nipple or cup and replace in seconds! I've been using gravity fed water supply for my birds for years and this one is the absolute best! Hands down!

This is the best watering system by far. I can't recommend it enough! So easy to install. They thought of everything. Insulated solid color hose to eliminate algea and freezing. The adapters make it so easy to install through 1/2 wire and an easy tap to the supply tank. Love how u can simply unscrew an old nipple or cup and replace in seconds! I've been using gravity fed water supply for my birds for years and this one is the absolute best! Hands down!

I got this sip station system for my mother - a first time chicken mom with the hope of avoiding a lot of issues people face with hydration for the first time. Nothing fancy here but includes everything you need to set up the hydration system in whatever configuration fits your coop the best. The items provided, nipped, auto-fill cups, tubing, t-connectors, and even the drill bit are all of good quality and make installation super simple giving you plenty of options to set it exactly how you want it. Keeping water clean seems to be the biggest hassle with other type setups but this watering system solves that problem only providing access to just enough water to keep chickens happy. Everything goes together very easy even for those who are not expert DIYers or mechanically inclined. This system makes hydration an easy chore now with the main responsibility being to keep the 5 gallon source bucket clean and full of water with the occasional clean out of the cups inside the coop.

**support ticket sent to them- will update when they reply.
I'm a little disappointed in the quality of the connectors. I've had to fix them several times because they break EXTREMELY easily. I am very close to replacing the system with something else.
Also, beware the cups auto fill by weight. If something gets jammed underneath the cups (like bedding) the cups will continually leak and make a gigantic mess. It may be our setup is set too low, but I need it low for day-old chicks to be able to reach it.

**support ticket sent to them- will update when they reply.I'm a little disappointed in the quality of the connectors. I've had to fix them several times because they break EXTREMELY easily. I am very close to replacing the system with something else.Also, beware the cups auto fill by weight. If something gets jammed underneath the cups (like bedding) the cups will continually leak and make a gigantic mess. It may be our setup is set too low, but I need it low for day-old chicks to be able to reach it.

Works great except for the non-UV resistant T-adapters that became brittle and broke after less than a year. Ended up having to buy metal ones from Lowe's to keep it going. Otherwise, does what it's supposed to.

I purchased this product over 6 month ago and at first thought it was great. It was pretty easy to install. I was able to set up two separate watering stations with the supplies. A bucket with 2 cups and a rain water barrel with 4 cups and line. Right away the separate cup inside the cup that you are suppose to be able to easily take out and clean-was never easy to take out an clean and I wonder if that was what led to the complete failure of all of the cups in just around 6 months. Whatever mechanism keeps the cup filling-but not overfilling, broke in all the cups. So eventually, the cups just wouldn’t fill, leaving my chickens without water. Customer support isn’t great. I reached out and they asked me to take apart all of the cups completely, wash them and reinstall them and then take a video. Taking the cups apart releases a spring which bounces out and is easily lost. When you look at the reviews on the rentacoop page for this product, this is a known issue with the cups. I have some other rentacoop items, but this one is definitely not worth the cost and makes me rethink the quality of there other items.

Best and easiest diy system

Easy to use but some of the cups would stop working. Switched to the nipples and it works great

Easy to use but some of the cups would stop working. Switched to the nipples and it works great

Works very well, no complaints. Chickens are alive and happy

Love this so far. Easy to install; tons of flexibility. My only complaint is that the t-connectors are a little flimsy. When pushing the tubing over them, it was very tight (which is good), but it was easy to bend/kind of the connector. Just be careful when doing it. Glad I made this purchase; wish I would have done it a long time ago.

Love this so far. Easy to install; tons of flexibility. My only complaint is that the t-connectors are a little flimsy. When pushing the tubing over them, it was very tight (which is good), but it was easy to bend/kind of the connector. Just be careful when doing it. Glad I made this purchase; wish I would have done it a long time ago.

Instructions are lacking. I didn’t know which parts went where and ended up having leaks because of it.The hoses are top notch as long as you can fit them to the nozzles

Update: I just wanted to come back here for an update, RentACoop has gone above and beyond to fix my small issue. They absolutely deserve great praise for this! Rest assured your money is going to a great company who genuinely cares about their customers and their experience!

This is a great DIY system for small animals! I am using it for my quail. The directions are super easy to follow as well and it's very straight forward. I had a small issue that when I first tried Amazon's customer service, Amazon wasn't helpful at all. They didn't understand my problem and made everything complicated. I got off the chat and I called Rent-A-Coop because they have their phone number on the listing. They called me back really fast, within 20 minutes, and they got the issue taken care of! A+ Company that really stands behind their product and has good customer service. Amazon needs to do better themselves, they rarely help a situation and make things so complicated when you contact them through chat.