Chicken nipples, cups and FROZEN pvc pipes - HELP!

[pawtraitart]

They are also suicidal.

Oh great! LOL....crazy birds.

 

[jimmywalt]

They're an African pheasant and they are probably the stupidest creatures on the farm. And the noisiest. But they are interesting.

Do you have them for eggs? meat? pets? ????

 

[ladycat]

Do you have them for eggs? meat? pets? ????

I don't have any anymore, but I LOVE their eggs. They have a different flavor than chicken eggs, but hard to describe the taste.

 

[pdirt]

I'm on mobile so must not be able to view it.

Yes, mobile view has some missing info that the desktop view has. Regardless of the device you are on, you can scroll the bottom of any BYC page and click on the large buttons that say "mobile" and "desktop" to switch views. I'm viewing the mobile view on a computer...way faster navigation.

Do I need one or two of the nipples on my bucket for 11 guineas? And will they know how to use it?

Sounds like you already did it. 2 nipples is good. If one nipple gets stuck for any reason, then the other one is available. If they haven't figured them out yet, try tripping one of the nipples so one of the birds sees the water come from it. After that, it shouldn't be long before they figure it out.

 

[newchicks5]

just got mine,so how far from the bottom of the bucket to put.1 inch ,2inch.

 

[jimmywalt]

just got mine,so how far from the bottom of the bucket to put.1 inch ,2inch.

Go about 1-1/2 inch to maximize your water that will be available. At that height any junk that goes to the bottom won't prevent the nipples from working.

Here's where mine is (see orange nipple in WindFresh bucket). I wish I put mine a tad bit lower. Oh well.

 

[newchicks5]

i dont get your post ,but thats about what i did. thanks there working great.

 

[northernchic]

I finally got my chickens. 3 hens and a roo. None of them were trained to a water nipple. How do I teach them to use it? I've been setting out a bowl of water because I'm afraid they won't learn to use the nipples.

 

[chad-o]

I finally got my chickens. 3 hens and a roo. None of them were trained to a water nipple. How do I teach them to use it? I've been setting out a bowl of water because I'm afraid they won't learn to use the nipples.

There is no teaching just remove all other water they will take care of the rest.

 

[northernchic]

Really? They will figure it out? Ok. Will do.