Duck coop water

[Ratchnick]

Poultry nipples are fine for overnight drinking water if you take away their food, but they wont replace all water sources 24/7 because they need to be able to wash their nostrils out, especially if they have access to food.

Yes obviously

 

[Isaac 0]

Poultry nipples are fine for overnight drinking water if you take away their food, but they wont replace all water sources 24/7 because they need to be able to wash their nostrils out, especially if they have access to food.

A lot of people don't this, so thanks for mentioning it.

 

[3bird]

Do they try to swim in the water? I guess we just spoil our ducks at night lol also what breed is that? They look nearly identical to one of my mystery ducks
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They do not swim in the bucket. The winter 5-gallon bucket, which is heated, does have plywood covering half of it, as we worried they might use it as a hot tub. We no longer offer any swimming/bathing water in the run, just the five-gallon bucket. We provide swimming tubs for them in their fenced fields when they are not free-ranging.

Our decision not to offer any water in the duckhouse is largely because they have 24/7 access to the run, but it is also about health. I can't imagine how we would keep the duckhouse relatively clean and dry with a bucket of water in there (it's only 4'x8'). We use the deep litter method, and I just don't think it would work to have all that water up there.

Our ducks are silver Appleyards.