Horizontal Nipple Waterers... in your opinion, yes or no?

[aart]

So this would mean a transition from VN to HN once the birds are bigger?

I have open chick waterers and HN's in the brooder from the get go.
VN's are just to messy.
Takes a couple-few weeks for the chicks t be strong enough to use the HN's.

 

[Devorah]

I have open chick waterers and HN's in the brooder from the get go.
VN's are just to messy.
Takes a couple-few weeks for the chicks t be strong enough to use the HN's.

Gotcha. So what I’m hearing is plain chick waterer for the first few weeks and transition to standing HN. I believe @3KillerBs advised not to hang HNs in coop bc they end up swaying.

 

[aart]

I believe @3KillerBs advised not to hang HNs in coop bc they end up swaying.

Several of us have recommended that to you

 

[Devorah]

Several of us have recommended that to you

Ha! I can’t keep all my messages straight anymore! Thank you for all your precious advice!

 

[aart]

Ha! I can’t keep all my messages straight anymore! Thank you for all your precious advice!

It's hard, like getting a sip of water out of a firehose.
I kept both a spreadsheet and a Word doc to copy and paste notes and links.
Use sections headings like coop, run, waterers, feeders, roosts, nests, etc so you can use the search function to find the info again.

 

[Devorah]

It's hard, like getting a sip of water out of a firehose.
I kept both a spreadsheet and a Word doc to copy and paste notes and links.
Use sections headings like coop, run, waterers, feeders, roosts, nests, etc so you can use the search function to find the info again.

Hahaha guess what I’ve been doing! It’s my research OCD brain. Can’t wait till the “let go” part of my brain kicks in! Thanks!

 

[BDutch]

For chicks VN are best. HN are best for bigger birds. VN are to messy and will get everything wet as the birds play with them.

I have two bottles with normal Vertical Nipples. They hang in the run and work just fine. The water always stays clean.
I have a third bottle in the coop. A rabbit bottle that stays clean and works just fine too.

I made such nipples in a plastic cap of an empty water bottle. If the bottle gets dirty (algae) I can easily change the bottle. I do need to burn a little hole in the bottom of bottle to avoid a vacuüm.

 

[rosemarythyme]

VN are to messy and will get everything wet as the birds play with them.

I didn't have any real mess issue with my VN waterer (probably because the flock didn't play with it, the nipple was set in really snugly so no leaks, and the waterer was outside so any spare drops were simply absorbed by the run litter) however the main problem I had was that VNs freeze at just below freezing, even if the waterer itself is heated.

 

[BDutch]

I didn't have any real mess issue with my VN waterer (probably because the flock didn't play with it, the nipple was set in really snugly so no leaks, and the waterer was outside so any spare drops were simply absorbed by the run litter) however the main problem I had was that VNs freeze at just below freezing, even if the waterer itself is heated.

In winter when it is freezing (just a few days each winter) I use a bird waterer with a heating element. It's always a mess to fill it up. And not a practical waterer to use.

 

[Devorah]

I didn't have any real mess issue with my VN waterer (probably because the flock didn't play with it, the nipple was set in really snugly so no leaks, and the waterer was outside so any spare drops were simply absorbed by the run litter) however the main problem I had was that VNs freeze at just below freezing, even if the waterer itself is heated.