Best feeder and waterer for chicks

[Riv-6]

Hi!

I'm looking for suggestions on the best feeder and waterer for chicks. Wanting feed/water to stay clean and spill free.

Thanks!

 

[DobieLover]

Hi!

I'm looking for suggestions on the best feeder and waterer for chicks. Wanting feed/water to stay clean and spill free.

Thanks!

I made this for a chick waterer from a sports bottle I got from a thrift store and a pack of horizontal nipples. It with for broody hens too...

I ferment chick feed and feed it in troughs.

 

[Riv-6]

I made this for a chick waterer from a sports bottle I got from a thrift store and a pack of horizontal nipples. It with for broody hens too...
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I ferment chick feed and feed it in troughs.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/1-week-olds-jpg.1759975/

I've read abou the horizontal nipples and they seem ideal for clean water. Do you put 1-2 day old chicks on them right away or wait about a week?

 

[DobieLover]

I've read abou the horizontal nipples and they seem ideal for clean water. Do you put 1-2 day old chicks on them right away or wait about a week?

From the day they arrive or hatch they are on them.

 

[Riv-6]

From the day they arrive or hatch they are on them.
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Thank you for the feedback!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I've read abou the horizontal nipples and they seem ideal for clean water. Do you put 1-2 day old chicks on them right away or wait about a week?

Horizontal may be difficult for chicks to trigger, so you should wait til around 3 weeks to be safe on those. Vertical can be used by younger chicks. DobieLover's photos are of vertical nipples.

 

[DobieLover]

Horizontal may be difficult for chicks to trigger, so you should wait til around 3 weeks to be safe on those. Vertical can be used by younger chicks. DobieLover's photos are of vertical nipples.

And of course I wrote horizontal when I MEANT to write vertical. What a nit wit.
But I have both styles.

 

[blackdog043]

If you put the normal chick feeder and waterer up on a platform, it helps to keep everything cleaner. I use a cardboard box for the first week, before they go to the coop brooder.

I keep everything on a platform or hung in the coop brooder also. I introduce a horizontal nipple waterer at 2 - 3 weeks. I leave both waterers in for a week, then remove the chick waterer.
Here's a link for my no waste chick feeder thread. It has a couple different ideas in it as well.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/no-waste-chick-feeder-build.1297528/

 

[TexOil]

I'm just getting into raising a larger flock this year and I've used both the cups and nipples and both had their advantages and disadvantages.

I decided to try something different this year and bought a few of these from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/HiCamer-Auto...0SKWZVZYFMZ&psc=1&refRID=0VWTMAF6X0SKWZVZYFMZ

 

[TexOil]