I taught my first batch to drink from rabbit water bottles and they picked it up super fast. We had to put their beaks on the ball 2-3 times apiece, until they got a drop of water out, and that was about all it took. After that, they helped themselves when they were thirsty and it certainly...
To be honest, I never found elevating them to help that much. What I do now is to not use shavings in my brooder at all. Instead I brood on old towels that I purchased at the thrift store for just this purpose. Each day I remove the old towels and put down fresh. I can shake the old towels...