- Feb 17, 2014
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I have two watering systems, one is a gravity fed bucket to nipple system and secondly the standard one gallon waterer.
The reservoir (bucket) in the nipple system seems to stay fresh, especially since there is a lid with no chance of contamination from poop, litter, dirt, etc...
The other standard system is more problematic with some contamination and thus it gets the stinky slime thing before a gallon of water is even used up.
I swish the trough out twice or three times daily, smell and change it constantly, but still the same result.
I try to keep two different watering systems in order to provide more than one place and choice to water since we have both buff orps and silkies and the two seem to keep to themselves.
I bought a bottle of the Manna pro water protector thinking it would help preserve the water, but I was wondering if anyone had used it.
The bottle says it's "all natural". The ingredients are water, yeast, citric acid and potassium sorbate.
I noticed when I opened it, it itself looks cloudy and like it has sediment in it, which I didn't know if that was normal.
So, safe, beneficial, or not?
I'm thinking anything is better than stinky, slimy water.
The reservoir (bucket) in the nipple system seems to stay fresh, especially since there is a lid with no chance of contamination from poop, litter, dirt, etc...
The other standard system is more problematic with some contamination and thus it gets the stinky slime thing before a gallon of water is even used up.
I swish the trough out twice or three times daily, smell and change it constantly, but still the same result.
I try to keep two different watering systems in order to provide more than one place and choice to water since we have both buff orps and silkies and the two seem to keep to themselves.
I bought a bottle of the Manna pro water protector thinking it would help preserve the water, but I was wondering if anyone had used it.
The bottle says it's "all natural". The ingredients are water, yeast, citric acid and potassium sorbate.
I noticed when I opened it, it itself looks cloudy and like it has sediment in it, which I didn't know if that was normal.
So, safe, beneficial, or not?
I'm thinking anything is better than stinky, slimy water.