water advice

  1. TT43

    Chicks and water nipple question

    How do you get chicks to use water nipples instead of the regular waterer where they can just dip their beak? Im struggling here. The same when I tried to convert my 18 week hens over. They seem clueless. I don't want them to thirst to death so I leave another water option out for them as well.
  2. SophiaLinn

    teaching them how to use new waterer

    So I just moved my six 1/2 week old chicks into their coop which has one of those bucket waterers with the chicken nipples on it. They’re still getting used to the coop and they haven’t gone near their food or the water yet. It’s a new waterer for them. I tried poking the nipples to show them...
  3. 0ddaudd

    Duck Needs to Keep Foot Dry?

    Hey, I had to bring my duck to the vet for bumble foot.She’s around a year old. My vet put her on Clindamycin oral drops, but then he recommended she not get her foot wet. She has two bottle full of the meds to take so itll be a few weeks before she’ll be done, and I feel like her not being able...
  4. A

    Wry neck and risk for drowning

    My 2 week old Silkie chick has wry neck and I’ve separated her from the main brooder. I put in a water feeder along with her food, but her lack of balance due to wry neck has led her to fall into the water tray. She cant always get herself out so I decided the risk for drowning was too high...
    • Adaigle
    • Thread
    • balance issues drowning handfeeding silkie star gazing water advice water and food advice water availability waterer wry neck
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. SavyNic

    What type of watering system should I go with?

    Alrighty, so I'm brand new to this awesome chicken community, and I have my first chicks! They're getting to be around 7 weeks old now, and as much as I love their company, I need to get them out of my house (as I'm sure a lot of y'all understand haha). We are almost done building the coop+run...
  6. 3bird

    Water Line Questions

    We're running a water line from the house to the duckhouse. It's around 160' and not a straight line. We're in Maine, where the water line must be at 4'. We plan to put 1" rigid foam over the water line to add protection. The plan is to feed two frost proof hydrants--one at a garden and one at...
    • 3bird
    • Thread
    • frost proof hydrant pex pipe water advice winter water winter watering
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY / Self Sufficiency
  7. DuckDaddy29

    Oxine Question-Ducks

    I have a question about the Oxine that I have. I know you can mix 1/8 tsp per gallon of water for them to drink. Does that get into their system and help them with diseases such as respiratory when they drink? And does it have to be activated or non activated when you put it in water for them to...
  8. brooder

    Ducklings can't figure out drinker

    Hi there, I made a waterer for my ducklings out of a gallon hawaiian punch jug. I cut a rectangle into it height ways and then turned it sideways and filled it halfway. The ducklings know there's water in there, and peck around it, but can't seem to quite figure it out. They have a pan for...
    • brooder
    • Thread
    • duckling water advice waterer
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. DuckDaddy29

    Oxine Question-Ducks

    I have a question about the Oxine that I have. I know you can mix 1/8 tsp per gallon of water for them to drink. Does that get into their system and help them with diseases such as respiratory when they drink? And does it have to be activated or non activated? Also, could I put a solution into a...
  10. SOlace30

    chickrun run and rainy weather

    Hello All in chicken land, I have 8x10 chicken run, my coop is take up 4x4 section of that has siding on all four side. I have a slanted roof to set up water barrel system. Living in N Cal I have the upcoming rainy season. My question was do I cover all sides of the coop with more siding that...
  11. martinliss

    Is there such a thing as a reliable automatic watering device?

    I have four hens. I've tried at least 3 different devices all of which attach to a garden hose and contain a float valve that's supposed to allow the container to fill the water container to a certain point and then shut off. All have worked for a few weeks and then for some reason the float...
  12. K

    Help w/non-tox fix for water bucket striped threads

    Hello and thank you for any advice on a safe, quick fix on a water bucket with no-peck attachments. Water is draining fast due to stripped threads and all I have on hand is electrical tape(black), Vinyl tape byBrightway UL(basically electrical tape, masking tape(cream & blue), packing tape...
  13. D

    Switching watering system

    Need advice. I have 4 chickens 15 weeks old, that have been using a gravity type small chick waterer since they were a day old. I have tried unsuccessfully to switch them to a cup waterer which got dirty and they never quite go the hang of. Now I’ve got a nipple waterer in the coop that the...
  14. banjoellen

    Out of town & worried about water

    Hi everyone, I’m leaving to go out of town mid-day Friday and coming home Sunday afternoon. My mom is coming to check on my 7 chicks on Saturday. I have multiple small feeders and they’re going through about 1.5 of those per day, so I know I can leave enough food, and that even though they get...
  15. Eggs2chicks

    Heated water hose option for watering in winter.

    I have a query for all you engineer types for watering. I have an expensive heated water hose with a heat line running all the way down one side of the hose that is automatically activated when the temps outside reach 32°. It was a wonderful feature for the RV. So there is room to add some...
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