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When this system is hooked up to a bucket, how does the water not get nasty and smelly? I've had stagnant water sitting around in a bucket before...yuck. Especially in the summer.I use the Rite Farm Products big red tilting cups, not the small cups with the plungers. Chicks get the small water bases with quart jars until big enough to use tilting cups (weight of the water shuts off supply to cup) I have had zero success with nipples and quail, the small red cups with the yellow plunger (little giant/similar) will all fail, some fail in days and some fail in months. I will find the name of the ones I like and have used exclusively for the past several years..
They drink so much so fast especially in summer it won’t last long enough to go stagnant.When this system is hooked up to a bucket, how does the water not get nasty and smelly? I've had stagnant water sitting around in a bucket before...yuck. Especially in the summer.
I guess it depends on the size of the covey vs the waterer.They drink so much so fast especially in summer it won’t last long enough to go stagnant.
Yeah I have 4 in one cage that drink at least 3/4 gallon of water a day my chicks which I have 9 of they drink at least 2 gallons a day. (But I also live in fl and it’s in the high 80-90s daily with high humidity marking it feel hotter so that could be part of it)I guess it depends on the size of the covey vs the waterer.
I have a 5 gallon bucket hooked up. It has a screw on lid which has a 3/4" PVC valve attached through a bulkhead connector (I had intended to use for something else that didn't pan out). I put some screen material in the coupler to keep bugs out. The water stays pretty clear/clean and doesn't go stagnant at all.When this system is hooked up to a bucket, how does the water not get nasty and smelly? I've had stagnant water sitting around in a bucket before...yuck. Especially in the summer.
How many quail do you have???I have a 5 gallon bucket hooked up. It has a screw on lid which has a 3/4" PVC valve attached through a bulkhead connector (I had intended to use for something else that didn't pan out). I put some screen material in the coupler to keep bugs out. The water stays pretty clear/clean and doesn't go stagnant at all.
I have 23 coturnix, in 5 separate cages, currently being served by the 5 gallon bucket. It lasts about 3-4 days between refills.How many quail do you have???