Can chickens drink from gerbil/hamster water bottle?

[yolk-a-motive]

Has anyone tried this?
I think Ill give it a try

 

[Mehjr10]

It should work similar the a nipple system, Let us know.

 

[LoneOak]

Buy the time their a month old you'll be filling them 3 or 4 times daily, you need something bigger!

 

[missy_cbell21]

I went to tractor supply co and bought the 32 oz. rabbit water bottles. I have 4 white leghorns that are about 4 months old and they go through almost one bottle a day. I also feed fermented feed with a bit of extra water in it so that may cut down on their water intake some. If you go this route just be sure to check them daily for dripping or hang an extra bottle in case.

 

[yolk-a-motive]

I think my chickens are inept. They try putting their whole beak around it and then give up.... : (

 

[LoneOak]

Quote: They aren't made or designed to water chickens. You need to be using something that is designed to be a waterer for chickens and then you will have much better results.

Simply do a google search or ebay search for chicken waterer and you will find lots and lots of the correct options. Do the search before you go to the store so you will know what to shop for and don't let the sales person point you to the rabbit waterer.

 

[Western North Carolina]

Quote:
They aren't made or designed to water chickens. You need to be using something that is designed to be a waterer for chickens and then you will have much better results.

Simply do a google search or ebay search for chicken waterer and you will find lots and lots of the correct options. Do the search before you go to the store so you will know what to shop for and don't let the sales person point you to the rabbit waterer.

In my case, I will have 2 day old bantam chicks. Are standard chicken nipple waterers going to work for such a tiny thing? I fear it won't work until they are at least a week or two old.

 

[PetesChicks]

In my case, I will have 2 day old bantam chicks. Are standard chicken nipple waterers going to work for such a tiny thing? I fear it won't work until they are at least a week or two old.

From what I have heard, the vertical nipples are easier for the chicks to learn on. I don’t use them, but there are people who use them right from the start. They will start with the vertical then switch to the horizontal once the chicks get a little bigger. The horizontal don’t leak like the vertical, and also don’t freeze up if you have a water heater to keep the water thawed in the winter.

 

[Western North Carolina]

From what I have heard, the vertical nipples are easier for the chicks to learn on. I don’t use them, but there are people who use them right from the start. They will start with the vertical then switch to the horizontal once the chicks get a little bigger. The horizontal don’t leak like the vertical, and also don’t freeze up if you have a water heater to keep the water thawed in the winter.

I purchased the horizontal kind, but will probably have to start them off "oldschool" till they are strong enough to use it.

 

[AmandaS5]

My 4 chicken started to use hamster drinking bottle when there were 1.5 months old. They learnt themselves. Last month we hatched out a single chick (the 2nd generation, my profile pic). Her mom taught her to use the hamster waterer since she was 4 day old.