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I had a thought for you - not sure if it's been suggested yet on this thread, but I had an issue with it so I thought I'd share - What soap are you using to wash the waterers? I've been using waterers made of 3 different types of plastic and some made of glass lately, and the chicks...

Well that's confusing for sure. Have you tried putting a camera on them to see if they're drinking when you're not around? We have two treadle feeders that all my chickens use and 24/7 feed access. Yet in the morning, when I put 4 scoops of feed in dog bowl, it's the most exciting thing...

I provide 24/7 access to fresh clean water via 5 gallon horizontal nipples and clean the buckets out completely at least once a month. And yet, the first time we get torrential rain and the first time the coop actually get wet in months, they are right there drinking from the muddy puddle they...

Also I forgot to mention - for bins or lids that fit tightly, especially for chicks, I put a small almost pin hole right up near the top of the lid so the air can go in and the water can go out easily. My 5 gal bucket lids aren't air tight so I've not bothered with those, and my other chicken...

I've used 2 Quart size horizontal nipple waterers for grow out chicks from 3-4 weeks until about 6 weeks. After that they use a 5 gal horizontal nipple waterer in the run. I use two 5 gal buckets for up to 20 chickens, and they work fine. I have two different types of nipples, and they seem...