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    wing clipping mistake.

    Is pulling them out an option at this point? Does that hurt the chicken?
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    wing clipping mistake.

    I live in the city and my aprx 1 yr. old sexers refuse to be kept in by our 6' fence. I didn't want to clip them because they like to sleep in the tree. Unfourtunatly, our neighbors aren't so found of my girls. I stupidly read the wing clipping how to too fast and ended up clipping both wings...
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    Poultry nipples-Farmtek

    yea, I have an anti siphon faucet, but the pressure still builds evens it it's not all the way on.
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    Poultry nipples-Farmtek

    Quote: I used a couple reducers, one on my house supply taking it from 80PSI down to 50PSI, still get a good shower and the water bill went down and my dishwasher started working better, but I digress, then I put two sprinkler type reducers in line to the nipples, they say they will reduce...
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    Poultry nipples-Farmtek

    So, I have a few notes on nipples. I got the push in type from Tek supply, and used sched. 40 PVC. I found that the 11/32 hole was too small and ruined the grommets when I put them in. I used a slightly larger bit, unfortunately, I couldn't read what size it was, either 23/64 or 9-9.5mm...
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    Proper water pressure for nipple waters.

    What is the proper water pressure for chicken nipples? I'm using the push in type from FarmTek, have them installed in PVC attatched to the garden hose, but the pressure makes it too hard for them to peck at. Anyone know of a cheap way to reduce the pressure? I have a ball valve, barely...
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    opps

    oops
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