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    Designing a Mess-Free, Feeder & Waterer – Need Your Insights!

    Hi everyone! I’m a student studying industrial design and I'm working on a project to design a mess-free feeder and waterer combo that works well for ducks and potentially, chickens, and geese, especially in cold climates. I grew up raising chickens and ducks so I'm aware that ducks love to...
    • Audrey2024
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    • cold weather duck food duck feed ducks frozen geese solutions water water advice water and food advice winter
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. R

    Chemicals in garden hose water I use for my chickens! Has anyone ever had this issue and did it hurt your chickens

    Hi, so I am new to my own chicken flock (I was raised with chickens) and I have been watering them from the hose. The water has been foamy but I have been told that it is air in the line and just didn't think much of it until I recently looked it up. Turns out it is dangerous chemicals in the...
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    Free Range & water

    So I live where it is HOT! I like to let my chickens free range as we have several areas of shelter/shade. However, I only keep water in their run. Should I put water in other frequented spots across the acreage? I'm just worried about forgetting to dump/replenish the other areas and...
  4. Apolinne

    Can pond water be dangerous for ducks ? Should I get it tested ?

    Hello friends, I recently hatched som runner ducks(my first ducks ever) and I was going to let them swim in the pond that I had in my garden for years. It's nothing special just an artificial pond with some gold fish, but I read somewhere that there can be harmful bacteria so I was thinking...
    • Apolinne
    • Thread
    • bacteria ducks pond water advice water safety waterfowl
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. A

    3wk old chicks knocked over water- thirsty!

    Hey everyone- I’m just looking for some help/advice. I came home from work and my 3 week old chicks had knocked over their water and I’m not sure how long they spent without anything to drink. I know I need to engineer another watered option, I welcome that advice. But first- I was...
  6. Sequoia Raven Bird Farms

    The best watering system !! Customizable & Awesome :D

    This is for anyone who's wondering "what the heck is better than watering my chickens with one gallons" "and getting debris in them every second"? Well this is your answer...
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    chicks getting wet when drinking

    my chicks (about a week old) keep getting water on their chests when they drink water. it doesn't seem to be bothering them all that much, but it happens. is this normal for chicks? are my babies just a bit stupid? should I be worried?
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    Wondering If Old Metal Waterer Worth Using

    One of the waterers for my chickens broke and the backup isn't doing as well as it normally does. My dad has me trying to clean out an old rusty metal waterer. In the middle of trying, I wondered if it was even worth it considering how much stuff built up, probably from iron in the well water. I...
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    How often to change water in 100 gallon stock tank

    Trying to make my life a little easier and stream line the cleaning/mess. Currently we are using a baby pool for our 8 ducks and dumping/changing all the water daily. Thinking of getting a 100 gallon stock tank with a drain. How often do I need to change soemthing that size? Once a Week? More...
    • Bryana2002
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    • duck stock tank water advice water change
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. ellieanne22

    Duckling waterer

    My ducklings just arrived today and I have them set up in their brooder with a low, wide water bowl that was recommended to me as they could not knock it over. However, the ducklings have been in their brooder less than 20 minutes and have taken to the water, well, like ducks. I know that...
    • ellieanne22
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    • ducklings ducks water water advice
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. K

    Coop advice for beginner

    Hello, Looking for advice on food and water inside. I was thinking a bucket with cups. I’m new to keeping chickens and we live in New Mexico. It gets pretty hot during the summer months. Any experienced advice on where/what to put inside for my girls at night would be appreciated. (The...
  12. R

    How to get your chickens to drink water

    I have 4 chickens that are 13 weeks. I'm new to raising chickens or being around them. I love them, best thing I've ever done! I do have challenge with a water system. We installed nipples, but they just won't use them, pay attention to them, etc. We removed two of them and added tiny automatic...
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    Can I place a galvanized waterer on a heater base?

    Hey chicken lovers! Can I place a galvanized poultry waterer on a heater base? Will it rust, break down, or otherwise contaminate my chicken's water? Are there any other concerns for using a heater with this waterer? Thanks!
    • 628990
    • Thread
    • heater help appreciated water water advice water heater waterer waterers
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  14. MetroMutt

    Kicking waterer?

    does anyone else have hens that will kick their waterers? My one girl Esther keeps kicking/almost scratching the waterer until all of the water comes out and I dont know why shes doing it, for now we are refilling/cleaning it twice a day but we are going to put it on top of some bricks and if...
  15. TheBirdBabe

    Are chickens actually smart?

    I bought my flock one of those waterers that has the watering cups on them. You know, the ones that have the little trigger in the cup that they hit that releases water? They CANNOT figure it out for some reason! I can't seem to get them to hit it hard enough & I end up having to do it for them...
  16. PortlandME

    Not getting enough water from nipple waterer?

    Hi All! I use a 2 gallon Farm Innovators nipple waterer for my 6 girls which they seem to use without issue. My concern is when I go to fill it up using a watering can, the girls always run over and take gulps of water out of the can (see photo!). This makes it seem like they are very thirsty...
  17. K

    Would aquarium water be bad for chickens?

    Would you consider using water from a fresh water fish tank to water your chickens? We have a 30gal heavily planted freshwater tank; we change the water every week. We test the water regularly and maintain it at 5-10 ppm nitrate, 0 nitrite, 0 ammonia, and 7.2ph. During the summer we put it on...
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    I NEED HELP!

    Hello community! I’m having a very hard time finding a way to give my chickens water. I’ve spent well over $100 on buckets and containers for water. Every single one of them leaks! Ive even attached water bowls to a bucket and somehow it still leaks out leaving my chickens dying of thirst the...
  19. Chick water station

    Chick water station

    I have seen so many posts on here from frustrated chick newbies - such as myself, with questions about how to keep their chicks from kicking up shavings into their waterer. And we all know, as they grow, they don’t get any cleaner. When my chicks were about 3 weeks old I had one day where I had...
  20. Amy Weaver

    Best Water Bowl for New Coop

    Right now, we have a small coop and run, so we use nipple waterers, but when the girls are out of the run, I provide large bowls of water and they love it. When we get our larger coop at the end of September, how do I use large bowls of water without them constantly getting dirty. As I type...
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