Posts by ChickenWaterer

We advise our customers to use the BriteTap waterer for their ducks but to provide a secondary source of water for the duck severy 6 weeks so that the ducks can clean their nostrils and eyes. This is based on research from the England...

Our system uses poultry nipples to dispense water, so I've seen quite a few makes and models.  I haven't seen the vertically mounted ones.  My guess is that these were developed to get around another poultry nipple...

I'm a home brewer and I give my girls spent grain.  It probably is not a complete diet but as a treat it's fine.  With 1,000 of pounds of spent grain, you'll have plenty to give your chicken keeping customers.  Brings a...

Sounds like you are probably OK.     I'd add the following to the conversation. You should have at least 1 poultry nipple for every 8 birds in the flock. If the temperature is moderate, your girls will consume about 8...

You can determine the feed and water needs of your flock using a free calculator at the BriteTap Chicken Waterer web site.  Just enter the number of chickens you own and the calculator will tell you average food and...

THe water flow is a function of both the nipple design and the water level in your tank.  The higher the water level, the higher the water pressure and the higher the water flow.   Our current model waterer...

There is interest in using oregano oil as a substitute for antibiotics.  Bayer Healthcare did some trials and they appear promising but the jury is still out on this one.  Here's an article from the NY...

It shouldn't be an issue.  Here's a link to the advice we customers who buy our BriteTap chicken waterer:   http://www.chickenwaterer.com/help_answer.asp?ID=20#253

It may just be the poultry nipples.  I'll send you three of the poultry nipples I use in the manufacture of the BriteTap chicken waterer at no charge because its Christmas.  I've not had any problems with these so they should...

I honestly can't see any reason why the nipples would leak based on your set up. It looks fairly level and the bucket is not so large as to create water pressure that's too high. Have you actually observed them stuck in the open...