I don't care much at all for those ground waterers/feeders. It's a "quick and cheap" design.
Even though that's the natural way birds feed (ground level), it's still just not good(clean) enough if your raising chicks.
I mean, seriously though, if your going to raise chicks(or any living thing), provide them with the best(always fresh/clean water & food).
I highly prefer hanging feeders because they always dispense cleaner water and it doesn't accumulate a nasty poopy buildup!
Nicest part about hanging waterers/feeders, is that the reservoir stays much cleaner, and it won't "suction-up" nasty poo, bedding, etc. back into the reservoir..
(Much less cleaning/flushing = more water for chicks and much less waste!)
I noticed that on those "exposed ground bowls", the waste(poo, bedding..) would get sucked back up into the large reservoir, now that's NASTY!
I would NOT want to drink my own poo, nor any other person's poo every time I drank water!.. Not gonna happen!
The pic below is my custom hanging waterer.
It has 5 nipples and can feed many chicks(12+) for about one week before having to refill.
(and according to the label, it's a food/water safe plastic(hopefully) ).
They all use it and love it! But, only when they get a bit bigger (around 3 days old), they'll begin to learn how to work the nipples.
I can easily build these if anyone is interested.
Contact me if you would like to try one. I'll sell them for a good deal.
Even though that's the natural way birds feed (ground level), it's still just not good(clean) enough if your raising chicks.
I mean, seriously though, if your going to raise chicks(or any living thing), provide them with the best(always fresh/clean water & food).
I highly prefer hanging feeders because they always dispense cleaner water and it doesn't accumulate a nasty poopy buildup!
Nicest part about hanging waterers/feeders, is that the reservoir stays much cleaner, and it won't "suction-up" nasty poo, bedding, etc. back into the reservoir..
(Much less cleaning/flushing = more water for chicks and much less waste!)
I noticed that on those "exposed ground bowls", the waste(poo, bedding..) would get sucked back up into the large reservoir, now that's NASTY!
I would NOT want to drink my own poo, nor any other person's poo every time I drank water!.. Not gonna happen!
The pic below is my custom hanging waterer.
It has 5 nipples and can feed many chicks(12+) for about one week before having to refill.
(and according to the label, it's a food/water safe plastic(hopefully) ).
They all use it and love it! But, only when they get a bit bigger (around 3 days old), they'll begin to learn how to work the nipples.
I can easily build these if anyone is interested.
Contact me if you would like to try one. I'll sell them for a good deal.
