That fear is what has kept me from getting a nipple waterer! lol.
Luckily our barred rock (who is 1/2 the size of everyone else, but guess that is a question for another post) is so feisty and curious, she didn't need even a second to think about it lol. I am not sure if she really knew it was...
Well, that makes me feel a bit better lol. Thanks. It was awfully fun watching them with the cricket. They took it and threw it against the ground, like they were big hens after a mouse lol!
I got my chicks the day they arrived at the local feed store and Wednesday made one week they've been with me. I assume they were mailed at one day old and so they arrived probably three days old? I am not sure how that works, but that gives you an idea of how old they are. I purchased them...