Recent content by bjolley

i moved the bucked down about 2 feet, just high enough to be able to have it gravity feed, still have the same leaking nipple issue. They are not hard to push up either, very easy to push.

It is directly connected to the 5 gallon bucket.

HI Thanks for fixing my link, not sure what happened. I did not use plumbers tape but the nipples are not leaking around the seal they are leaking from the silver part that the chicks peck. It is like it is stuck open. It sound like people have issues with the Ebay nipples, is there a good...

Hello I finished my 2nd watering system and I cant seem to get the nipples to stop leaking. I have a small video of it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V809UOxAR0&feature=player_detailpage I am not sure if it is the nipples I got off of Ebay are just cheap or if it is something else in...

ya there are about 4-5 others close by that have chicks.

Hello I have 6 week old chicks and they are starting to outgrow there current home. I was told that chickens grow fast and understood that. The thing I didn't realize is that they "GROW FAST". I started building this a few weeks ago, and has been very interesting because I have never built...

Hi I am new to the forum and am looking at ordering some chicks here shortly. I am looking at a few different breeds and was wondering if that is a pain to get them From a hatchery at the same time? Is it a bad idea to get different breeds as far as them All getting along with one another...