Chicks Perching on Waterer

diamondsilkies

Songster
Oct 23, 2017
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I have five pullets right now, about 2 1/2 months old, of all different breeds. They are in my grow out pen with a couple silkies of around the same age. In that pen, I have a large metal waterer, which I have been using for a couple years with no issues. These five, however, love to sit on the top. The only issue with this is that they poop all over it, and into the water tray down below. I am constantly having to swish it out so that they all have access to clean water.

They have another perch, but for some reason, prefer their waterer instead. In a few months, I'll move them out with the grown flock, which has a nipple water system. My question is this: is there any way I can get them to stop perching on this, or do I just wait it out? Has anyone else had problems with this? It just confuses me because in all the years that I've had chicks with this waterer, I've never had much trouble with it.

Thanks!

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(Here's the waterer in question)
 
I made a cone shaped top out of chicken wire to put on mine when my chicks decided to roost on it. It worked. They grudgingly started using the actual roosts instead :)
 

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