Is there a good hanging water feeder I can use in the brooding area for Chicks?

[Larafamilychickens]

Hello,

Is there a better, possibly hanging, water feeder I can use for chicks? I got their current water feeder in a beginners poultry kit from Southern States. If filled too much it seems to leak and create a large wet area in the brooding area.

I also think it might be nice to maximize their space.

Thank you!

 

[DobieLover]

Make one.

 

[AGeese]

Hello,

Is there a better, possibly hanging, water feeder I can use for chicks? I got their current water feeder in a beginners poultry kit from Southern States. If filled too much it seems to leak and create a large wet area in the brooding area.

I also think it might be nice to maximize their space.

Thank you!

Little Giant has one.

 

[blackdog043]

Do you have a standard chick waterer with the red base, like pictured in the upper left hand corner? I have a mason jar on mine, you probably have a plastic container. If this is the kind you have, it needs to be level or it can leak over the top. I have mine on a wood platform, this also keeps shavings out.

 

[kerbotx]

I make hanging waterers out of 20 oz coke bottles and vertical poultry nipples drilled through the cap. You can also buy bottle caps that have the nipples already drilled in, sometimes on Amazon or at TSC.

 

[Larafamilychickens]

Do you have a standard chick waterer with the red base, like pictured in the upper left hand corner? I have a mason jar on mine, you probably have a plastic container. If this is the kind you have, it needs to be level or it can leak over the top. I have mine on a wood platform, this also keeps shavings out.

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I did put it on a piece of wood yesterday, I think they now regard it as a personal challenge to fill it with bedding.

 

[blackdog043]

I did put it on a piece of wood yesterday, I think they now regard it as a personal challenge to fill it with bedding.

Raise it up to the back height of the chicks, if it's not on a bigger platform, like I have.

It might be time to make a horizontal nipple waterer. The water stays clean. The pitcher in my picture, is how I transition chicks to using the nipples. It doesn't take up much room.

 

[SHillChickMan]

Hello,

Is there a better, possibly hanging, water feeder I can use for chicks? I got their current water feeder in a beginners poultry kit from Southern States. If filled too much it seems to leak and create a large wet area in the brooding area.

I also think it might be nice to maximize their space.

Thank you!

Get a small bucket and put the water nipples in the bottom of it. The chicks learn to use them pretty quickly. Clean water and no mess. Saves time as well because you don’t have to fill their water as often.

 

[PopoMyers]

This batch, I used a 20 oz. hummingbird feeder, minus the flower cap. Able to readjust the height, and they couldn't perch in it. Worked great, and now that they're older, have them nipple training in the outside coop.

 

[EliteTempleton]

I have a horizontal one I made similar to blackdog043's but I didn't find a container around the house I was willing to part with so I bought an oxo one because I liked how the lid sealed but the plastic was too hard and it cracked. Waste of $20. Next I tried a Rubbermaid Flex & Seal Seal 'N Saver 1.1 Gal I got at my local grocer for ~$10 and it works great, 2 nipples on each side.