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Nah, they're pretty slow, similar to a slightly restricted straw. They do make filters for taps/spigots though, which are probably better flow wise. While these are for camel packs, water bottles or drinking from a stream.
I've actually rigged a gravity filter on my sawyer. 2 liter soda bottle + some silocone + a bit of nylon hose. Way less work than the squeeze method, but takes longer. Good for a base camp situation, but not something I'd take backpacking.
Good to know, thanks for the heads up, that could be useful
Makes sense. I was thinking a rigged up gutter on the chicken run that has a tarp covering it, to funnel the water through it before it went into a drinking bucket. It really probably doesn't need the filter because they will jump in the water when it's hot anyways, but something about filtering the dirt out of their drinking water just seemed considerate. Figure the weight of the water might push it through and it doesn't need to flow quickly, just while it rains until it overflows onto the ground anyways