I definitely want to try using a nipple waterer someday. My neighbor uses them and it keeps the water really clean. But first off, I'm super lazy and don't want to put in the work AND secondly, my chickens are living with my ducks and can just drink out of the pond, so I using a nipple waterer...
Funnels work. I've used them before. Silly hens for eating the tape! It's like they look for ways to frustrate their hoomans. Chickens can be so naughty 😂