DreamStone
In the Brooder
It's a people water bottle hung RIGHT SIDE UP, with a vertical nipple drinker in the bottom. I have horiztal nipple drinkers, which are different, so I will put mine on the side of the bottle near the bottom. It will just depend on which style you buy. Horizontal is nice, because it allows you to set the container down without smashing the nipples.
Full grown chickens do great with nipple drinkers! Mine learned it as soon as I gave it to them. (Lol, there is always a curious one in the bunch who has to check everything out. Then the rest want a turn too.) It didn't occur to me before now, that baby chicks could use the nipples. If I can drag myself away from the computer, I am going to go right now and make one for them.
Exactly, I have mine drilled in the bottom of the bottle and I can refill it just by taking off the lid. (Leave the spout open to keep it from creating a vacuum seal)
Although, I ruined one water bottle because the bottom wasn't flat enough so it leaked.