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  1. TheLittlechickens

    Winter tricks and tips

    Hi, Does anyone know ways to stop chicken drinkers from freezing as the only method I have is pouring boiling water on them, although this does not always seem effective. I know some people get heated water troughs although these are usually expensive and I fear it would only be helpful for 2...
  2. sasquautch

    How many times should bantam baby chicks drink in an hour?

    How many times should bantam baby chicks drink in an hour? We have 2 bantam babies who have been in the brooder since around 6pm last night. We have dipped their beaks in water many times and they will peck at dirt in their box (or the newspaper under the shavings :hmm), but can't seem to get...
  3. Kaki Campbell owners

    Kaki Campbell owners looking for some answers

    My husband and I bought 6 ducklings 5 days ago. They are now 7 days old. We keep them in our basement in a wooden box 3'*5' brooder with heat lamp next to the wood stove. A few days ago I noticed one of the ducklings we're "sneezing" in the water then it started sneezing out of the water now...
  4. Megan14be

    Ducks are messy drinkers! How do you keep shaving dry-ish?

    I am looking for a creative way to contain all the water that seems spray all over my ducks house. When they drink they just splash all over the place and my shavings get soaked. The ducks have a huge pond to play in but I keep fresh clean water in the house that they drink during mealtime...
    • Megan14be
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    • duck duck bedding duck care duck coop water
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Keeperoflock

    Big Wake-Up Call Regarding Water

    I live in a residential area. They are working on replacing a fire hydrant 2 houses down and must have hit a water main. My street is like a river, seriously! I said that to say this. They have now turned off the water and not sure when they'll get it turned back on! THANKFULLY, I have...
  6. Hubert Cumberdale

    Water change with nipple system

    Seems to be taking me a while to find a definitive answer to this question. I'm wondering how often people change the water when using a bucket and nipple system?
  7. C

    New 14 week old pullets won't drink

    Hi, I purchased 5 x 14 week old pullets 2 days ago from the supplier where they were raised, I believe undercover. We hav fed and watered them, leaving the feed and water outside the cover of the coop. We noticed they weren't eating or drinking so moved the food and water closer to the cover...
  8. ChickenGirl555

    Clean water in brooder

    I am getting 4 polish chicks to add to my flock of 6 in the future, but remembered how much of a pain it was to clean the water everyday because it was full of shaving-filled water. I know this question has been asked before and people are probably sick of hearing it, but what is an easy way to...
  9. ENGEC35

    Wrong Moisture Climate? Help!

    Hello! We are on Day 13 of our first hatch, and we have 7 fertile (and very active) speckled Sussex in our incubator. Our incubator did not come with a humidity gauge, so until yesterday we were just guessing the amount of water to keep in the water dish. We bought a gauge! Now, I know the...
  10. NineChickens

    Duck water placement? How far from food? Help

    Do ducks need water next to their food or can their food be inside and their water outside next to the door? I just don't want the inside to be soaked and possible rotting from all the water.
    • NineChickens
    • Thread
    • duck ducks food messy water wet
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. G

    HELP! Found chicken from truck, seems very ill

    Hey everyone, My girlfriend works at a vet and 2 days ago someone brought in a chicken that had called off a chicken transport truck. The vets were going to euthanize it and my girlfriend took it(we used to have chickens so we had all the materials/experience). It is staying at our house right...
  12. N

    PVC pipe waterer

    I am having a peculiar problem with my watering system. I am new to raising chickens and so I read multiple ways to provide water. I got me some pvc pipes and elbow joints etc. I pushed it all together (no glue) capped the bottom end, filled up capped the top. In theory when I remove the bottom...
  13. G

    Swampy Louisiana problems... ponding water on coop floor

    Good afternoon everyone! My wife and i recently built a larger coop for our 20 birds, switching from 3 smaller tractor style coops to an 8'x16' walk in coop. A very nice upgrade. However, the area we had to construct the coop (my front yard) holds a lot of water during a rain, typically the...
  14. H

    Is providing a chick feed mash/soak okay?

    Hey y’all! I am a first time chicken owner of 9 beautiful birds. (2 dark Brahmas, 2 ameracuanas, 2 blue laced Wyandottes, 2 buff Orpingtons, and once white silkie) and I am slightly concerned about their water intake, like all babies they are MESSY and I dump there shaving filled water about 5/6...
  15. fivelittlefeathers

    Weird question about rooster booster

    My pair of dogs get ear infections pretty darn often. I'm almost certain it's something in the house, as I've switched foods multiple times and the best one we've found cleared up everything but their icky ears. While I'm trying to figure out and put a stop to the source of this, I've been...
  16. S

    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Hi, so about two and a half weeks ago I found baby chicks hiding in my yard. My cat outdoors was trying to hunt them down so I collected the ones I could find and returned them to their mother. But after a while after the mother hen had left, I found two baby chicks that were left behind! Afraid...
    • sm28
    • Thread
    • baby chicks chick feed drinking water help new at this scared water wont
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  17. MotherDuck433

    When can I allow my ducklings to swim?

    Hi! I am a new duck mother and I just recently purchased Pekins at Tractor Supply. I have seen videos of individuals introducing their ducklings into the water at a very young age. If I fill it full of warm water is it okay for them to take a swim? Please let me know!
    • MotherDuck433
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    • duck ducklings pekins swimming water
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. M

    Organic and non-GMO SUPPLIERS

    I am five weeks into my first twelve bird flock of barred rock. It has been a blast watching them grow and seeing how much fun my kids are having feeding and watering them. They are all getting huge now and we are very excited about moving them out to their coop soon and in anticipation to that...
  19. Maggie1030

    First Chick has arrived! Not eating or drinking much? Help needed.

    Hi my first grey silkie hatched last night at 11:00pm. I put the chick in the warm brooder at 11:00 this morning. I dipped his beak in water and food. It seemed to peck at the Starter/Grower food but I didn't see him eat much or drink. The food seems a little big for him. Can I moisten the...
  20. Counting chickens

    Watering Woes!!

    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...
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