Chicken nipples......

[Kev]

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That sounds wonderful..... especially right now as I am on crutches for 2-3 weeks.. the darned chicks won't stop scratching straw and hay into the water.. boy that fouls the water up REAL fast..

Do you really just screw the nipples directly on the bucket? On underneath of a hanging bucket or on lower side of bucket? Would they work on the usual 5 gal bucket from Lowes/HD?

 

[Neil Grassbaugh]

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A huge supplier of equipment and facilities for poultry and livestock live production. He is the designer and old guy who has been in the business forever that the kids in the company have to go to when they can't figure things out.

Started out in poultry when he was found in an incubator at his father's hatchery and was subsequently sent to his grandparents farm to be grown out.

Never feathered properly. Been in the game all his life. Now an intolerant old geezer.

http://www.frcellc.com/pdf/IMP_NIPPLE_DRINKER_PRICES_W-SHIPPING_29MAR11.pdf

http://www.frcellc.com/pdf/Small_Sales_Nipple_Drinkers29MAR11.pdf

 

[CCourson05]

Easy to install. Took me a while to figure out how to push the little boogers in... It takes some force, but with no leaks...

 

[Kev]

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A huge supplier of equipment and facilities for poultry and livestock live production. He is the designer and old guy who has been in the business forever that the kids in the company have to go to when they can't figure things out.

Started out in poultry when he was found in an incubator at his father's hatchery and was subsequently sent to his grandparents farm to be grown out.

Never feathered properly. Been in the game all his life. Now an intolerant old geezer.

http://www.frcellc.com/pdf/IMP_NIPPLE_DRINKER_PRICES_W-SHIPPING_29MAR11.pdf

http://www.frcellc.com/pdf/Small_Sales_Nipple_Drinkers29MAR11.pdf

SO, can they be installed directly on a 5 gal bucket?

 

[Neil Grassbaugh]

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Yes, only on the bottom not the sides as they must point straight down. On a round, or square, 5 gallon pail thre is no point in having more than four nipples. Usually the birds will not be able to use the fourth one if the bucket hangs against a wall. In that case you should plan the locatiion of the nipples so that the birds access to them is not impeded by the wall.

 

[Kev]

Thanks. I've not seen any four sided buckets available locally so I'm pretty much stuck with using the round buckets or have them shipped in which probably are way expensive.

 

[Neil Grassbaugh]

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Cat litter often comes in larger square buckets. A lot of folks use those empty buckets for nipple waters. Seem to work really well. I imagine that they also have a lid that seals up well and is easier to remove and replace.