I'm thinking of ordering some cup waterers, Have tried the kind with the little yellow trigger inside and the birds don't use them. I recently looked on Amazon and saw that they have a slightly different kind, without the “trigger”, where water flow is activated by there being less weight of water in the cup. However, there are several different brands, all with brand names I never heard of before, and all with this same basic design principle,
Does anyone have experience with these that they would like to share?
BTW, I noticed that some come as a set of several waterers plus a drill bit, but I already have my own drill bits in a range of sizes.
Also, I have found that hatchery chicks that I get at the local feed store will immediately go to drink from nipple waterers, even before open water containers, so that must be how they are supplied water at the feed store. However, as they get older and larger, they tend to use the nipple waterers less and prefer open containers. Maybe that is because the nipples deliver water somewhat slowly for the needs of a full-sized chicken.
Does anyone have experience with these that they would like to share?
BTW, I noticed that some come as a set of several waterers plus a drill bit, but I already have my own drill bits in a range of sizes.
Also, I have found that hatchery chicks that I get at the local feed store will immediately go to drink from nipple waterers, even before open water containers, so that must be how they are supplied water at the feed store. However, as they get older and larger, they tend to use the nipple waterers less and prefer open containers. Maybe that is because the nipples deliver water somewhat slowly for the needs of a full-sized chicken.
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