We have horizontal, side mounted nipple drinkers for sale. We are in South Australia but post Australia-wide and internationally.
http://www.royalrooster.com.au/drinkers-feeders/drinkers.html
This one will work with a submersible water heater. These nipples do not retain water like vertical nipples and are spring loaded.
http://www.royalrooster.com.au/drinkers-feeders/drinkers-feeders/twin-nipple-drinker-and-feeder-with-rain-cover.html
Unlike many other animals, chickens cannot overeat. This is why a self feeder is recommended, so they can eat when they like.
It's important of course that you get a feeder that doesn't allow feed to be spilt all over the ground. If the chickens can do this, they are unlikely to clean up their...
Not sure where you're located, but we sell these from our Australian Royal Rooster website, http://www.royalrooster.com.au/drinkers-feeders/spare-parts/drinker-cups.html
Freight is pretty cheap internationally, so you'd be looking at around $7 postage for up to about 20 cups if you were not...
Not sure what type of cup you have. Some need the float/ tongue to be pushed for water to be activated, but others just refill when the water supply goes down, so valve operated (that's what we use).
We have actually found that the chickens take to these straight away, with no training really...
Hi,
These drinkers might be of interest to you. Chicken seem to love them and take no training at all!
http://www.royalrooster.com.au/drinkers-feeders/drinkers.html
Hi,
This blog article might be of interest to you. Explains how rats are attracted to all the spilt feed and provides a water and feeder solution to help solve your problems!
http://www.royalrooster.com.au/articles/category/rat-mice-issues/
Kerry
Just read your post. These chicken feeders minimise the wastage by preventing the chickens scratching the feed out. Hope this helps.
http://www.royalrooster.com.au/drinkers-feeders/drinkers-feeders.html
We're all too busy to spend every day cleaning out soggy chicken feeders and mucky chicken drinkers (from dirt and manure!).
We were so tired of the hanging style that constantly got dirty and allowed so much feed to get wasted due to our messy chickens who like to scratch feed all over the...