This Friday I have to go away for around 15ish hours, I have six chicks of varying breeds (mostly normal sized but a few bantams) and 5 Muscovy ducklings. They'll all be around 4 weeks by that time and they drink their water very fast. They're also all in the same brooder. Will they be okay...
I have an incubator that can take up to two rubber tubings going from these water bottle attachments (where a plastic 20oz bottle sits in it upside down and a plastic tubing runs to the incubator so there is no need to keep refilling.
I don't need another incubator. All my incubator came with...
Approximately 3 week old chick was drinking a fair bit of water when I went to pick her up and she vomited clear, warm liquid on my arm. Is this just because she was drinking a lot of water and I picked her up, or should I be worried?? Thanks in advance!
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I’ve got two duckies that love the water and I have a little pool for them but they make such a mud mess (with the water splashing and digging holes) and it kills the grass. This wouldn’t be a problem except their pen isn’t very big. I move it every once in a while so they get...
Does anyone else tend to wait until sunset to take care of bird duties? Or early in the morning? It's 107 f here today. I have the leftovers of covid and I feel completely exhausted after work. I feel like I'm being lazy by waiting for the sun to go down to do chores. I just know my body is...
RV owners use this to add to their 20+ gallon water tanks to keep the water fresh. We had some for our camper already, so when we started seeing slime and green things floating in our 5-gallon chicken waterer, we added 1/2 teaspoon of this to it. It goes about a month before needing refilling...
I just got my second Muscovy duck and she isn’t repelling water at all. I don’t see mites, I’m unsure if her oil gland looks okay? And a picture of my other one next to her. My other one just swam and is nearly dry but this new one is soaking wet.
Can the BYC attach links for your favorite waterer for your chickens please!
I have what seems like a standard one and it gets dirty so fast. Looking to upgrade it when our baby chicks move in with our two older ladies.
I’ve used these nipples for over a year now.
I’ve got them screwed into PVC pipe and connected to a water butt via silicone tube.
The set up works great, until winter.
The first episode of frost resulted in the PVC pipe connections busting due to frozen water expansion.
Since then, I’ve...
This is for anyone who's wondering "what the heck is better than watering my chickens with one gallons" "and getting debris in them every second"?
Well this is your answer...
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My friend has three horses, and at the past week she found over a dozen dead birds in the water tanks. She said it’s like the Hitchcock film. She finds new dead birds in the horse’s water every day.
Do you think there’s a problem with the water? The birds go to drink it...
Is it safe to put Potassium Sorbate in your chickens' waterers to keep their water free from algae and other natural contaminants? If not, what other natural ways would you recommend using?
Hi all,
I know there are many threads about giving ducks water overnight but they didn’t answer my questions given my particular setup.
I have 5 Rouen females. I live in Maine. The previous owners of our house had ducks and had a small room/coop at the back of the barn for them so I am using...
So I live on several acres about half of which are forested. There is a large one acre pond. We DEFINITELY have field mice I've had to seal out of the main house. There's also an old barn and a shed on the property that at least harbor field mice but would make nice rat homes until I can repair...
Hi! I’m making a water catchment system for my plants and ducks this year since it rains a lot here I thought I’d take advantage. maybe it will lower my water bill for their kiddy pool. I’m wondering how or if I need to purify the water. I am putting a piece of window screen for the lid so...
Thinking ahead to winter...I know its not even summer yet but Im a planner :-) What do you do for water when its freezing and below? Normally we just unscrew our hosed from the spigot and dont think about it again until spring but now I need water at least for the water container if not...
My ducklings just arrived today and I have them set up in their brooder with a low, wide water bowl that was recommended to me as they could not knock it over. However, the ducklings have been in their brooder less than 20 minutes and have taken to the water, well, like ducks. I know that...
Hey Everyone, this is a question I have been wanting to ask since I got chickens. What is the best way to get nice clean water to my flock every day without having to clean the water because the chickens kick dirt and dust into it?
The Plan
The plan was to buy some 10-15 gallon rubber tubs...