Thank you, mine are in enclosed chicken run/pen. I check them to make sure they are always working. Silkies are struggling but I read they may have hard time seeing nipples with fluff. I have heated bases now. Had to do something they were going down hill. So much better now 😉
I understand that, easy first. This winter I switched over to only the nipples waters. So it’s been months now.
I had the premier always available along with the gravity waters. The nipple premier was/is a backup water source. I suffer from debilitating migraines, having a backup water source...
The premier nipple water has been in there run for 1.5 years. I will try adding the vacuum release. These are my pets and I am back in the coop and run with them multiple times a day, even in below zero Temps. I am willing to do whatever they need. Last winter I used rubber bowls and removed ice...
I love this idea, just bought heated base and double wall metal waterer and it’s so hard to fill without getting water everywhere. i looked at dog bowl, going to switch to your idea
I have 2 heated nipple waters, paid $$$, my 15 chickens started not doing well, stopped laying, getting thin. When I open covered pen they run to find and eat snow. They were no where near drinking a pint a day. I switched to heated bases and gravity water, within 3 days they started to turn...