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  1. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    Thanks everyone for the input. I have stopped trying to use the nipple bucket for now. Just been too busy to keep and eye on them during the day so I haven't put it back in. At this point, I'll wait until they get into the coop and maybe hang the nipple bucket in the chicken yard and leave...
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    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    Interesting because I hadn't heard they are harder for the chicks to use, although, I did not do research on vertical vs. horizontal but that possibly could be the issue. The bucket I bought had near 5 stars on Amazon so I didn't even give nipple position a thought! Curious why you...
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    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    The bucket I'm using is a 2-Gal with 4 horizontal nipples. I bought it off Amazon. I tried again yesterday putting only the bucket in the pen for about 6 hours and put the regular waterer back in early evening. Again, about 6-7 chicks were immediately drinking from the open waterer which...
  4. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    I honestly did not think this would be a big deal getting the chicks to use the nipple bucket, but I was wrong! Yesterday, I took out the regular waterer and moved the nipple bucket to where the regular waterer sits. I spent several hours (home sick) watching them to see if they could catch...
  5. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    Thanks debid. I still have not seen them use the nipples so I think I'll try your approach and take the reguar waterer out and just watch them for an hour or two and see if any of them use the nipples. I'm sure once one gets it, the others will follow. Every time I go in the pen I push on the...
  6. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    Today I had a minor disaster with my nipple bucket. When I put it in there I put it on top of an upside down bowl to keep off the floor. Decided not to hang it until I knew they were using it. Went to check on them this evening and they were all huddled in the furthest corner of the temporary...
  7. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    I put the nipple bucket in the coop yesterday morning and left the other waterer in the coop for now. Too busy working on the coop build to watch them but will have time today to watch and see if any of them are using it.
  8. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    Thanks. The older ones are more curious and are clearly the teachers. I guess I should just put it in there and see what happens. Good point about shiny things!
  9. Patinas

    Question About Introducing Water Bucket W/Nipples

    My first flock of chicks vary between 2-5 weeks old so I have a variety of sizes. A while back, I bought a 2 Gal. water bucket with horizontal nipples. My question is, should I introduce it to them now? I am so tired of shavings in the waterers. I currently have two, one large and one...
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