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DenisCooper

  • Joined May 2016
nipple water drinkers
« on: July 19, 2018, 10:23:53 pm »
im thinking of implementing a nipple water drinking system for my hens. Currently I've got a ball cock water trough but its a bit of a pain to keep clean.

If I install a nipple water drinker system will the hens adapt to using it fairly quickly? They will still have access to the water in the brook that feeds the pond the ducks and geese are in.

Justin

  • Joined Jun 2012
  • Devon
Re: nipple water drinkers
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2018, 10:44:43 am »
Mine did, took a couple of weeks and I used to go in occasionally and flip the nipples a few times to get water coming out. They took notice of it after a while and now drink from them happily. In this weather, I have a large galvanised drinker I put out as well.

Steph Hen

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Angus Scotland.
Re: nipple water drinkers
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2018, 07:29:58 am »
Yes. If you flick water on the system the drips run down to the nipple and the movement encourages them to peck.

 

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