Dual-sided poultry feeders and waterers with visibility shields

A poultry watering device, comprising:

• a tubular main body for holding water, wherein the tubular main body includes a plurality of holes formed therethrough on a first side of the tubular main body and on a second side opposite the first side, wherein centers of the plurality of holes are at the same height and wherein the plurality of holes on each side of the tubular main body are spaced apart by a distance greater than a diameter of the plurality of holes to provide distance between birds accessing the water;
• a stand for raising and leveling the tubular main body above the ground;
• and
• a pair of internal shields within the tubular main body and extending along the length thereof that prevents the birds accessing the water through holes on opposite sides of the tubular main body from viewing each other, wherein the pair of internal shields each extend from an inner surface of the tubular main body above ones of the plurality of holes on a corresponding side of the tubular main body and downward toward a bottom of the inner surface of the tubular main body, and wherein the pair of internal shields terminate above a bottom of the inner surface of the tubular main body and define a gap therebetween for passage of the poultry feed or water;
• a pair of transparent end plugs inserted into each end of the tubular main body whereby a level of water within the tubular main body is observable, wherein the pair of end plugs define grooves on an inner face thereof for accepting a corresponding end of each of the pair of internal shields, whereby the paid of end plugs support the pair of internal shields at ends of the tubular main body;
• a tank for storing water mounted above the tubular main body;
• a pipe having an inlet in fluid communication with an inside bottom of the tank and extending downward toward the gap between the pair of internal shields;
• a float valve coupled to an outlet of the pipe for controlling a flow of water from the tank to the tubular main body, wherein the float valve maintains a level of water within the tubular main body below a level corresponding to bottom edges of the plurality of holes;
• a roof support structure connected to the stand;
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• a roof attached to the roof support structure and hinged so that at least a portion of the roof can be raised to access a top of the hopper for re-filling with poultry feed.

A method of providing feed or water to poultry, the method comprising:

• holding poultry feed or water within a tubular main body, wherein the tubular main body includes a plurality of holes formed therethrough on a first side of the tubular main body and on a second side opposite the first side, wherein centers of the plurality of holes are at the same height and wherein the plurality of holes on each side of the tubular main body are spaced apart by a distance greater than a diameter of the plurality of holes to provide distance between birds accessing the poultry feed or water;
• supporting the tubular main body above the ground with a stand for raising and leveling the tubular main body above the ground;
• and
• preventing the birds accessing the poultry feed or water through holes on opposite sides of the tubular main body from viewing each other with a pair of internal shields within the tubular main body and extending along the length thereof.