water dispenser

I started out with a shallow dish (< 1 inch) for my chicks, which worked well, but ran out quickly and got nasty. Since then I have used the standard large plastic waterer, (round, red and clear) (gets nasty) They could not activate the cups, and don't need to understand the horizontal nipples...

I have a bucket that we put nipples on, but one of my hens has terrible eyesight and can't hit the nipple to get water. So, I want to try the watering cups. From everything I have seen, the cups are on pcv pipe. Does it have to be on a pipe, or will I be okay putting it straight on a bucket?

I have 4 Golden Buff chicks and they have been doing very well up until recently. All their environmental have been perfect, but the last two days, they seem hell bent on removing their water from the waterer is-self. Ill come in to check on them, and a few of them seem to be wet and their water...

I'm looking to prepare for the winter. What are some good AFFORDABLE heated waterers from my hens? I have one coop with 9, and one who lives in her own coop. Also, is a regular incandescent light bulb okay for winter heat and laying? Should I use an sort of insulation or tarps (to prevent wind...

We have been experiencing a heat wave in Nashville since midweek. Today, our hensitter discovered one of our three four-year-old birds dead in the yard. They have two waterers (a plastic fount and a bucket nipple-waterer). I have also been spraying down the area under the waterer every...

Hi all, Hoping you can help me and suggest a good water dispenser for my chicks please? I've got 3 chicks about 11/12 weeks old & we've been using a small traditional plastic water dispenser, the one with the dish underneath. We definitely need to buy a different style, as they keep covering it...