Let's see a show of hands.........

[Ddurlak]

O.K. lets see a show of hand for anyone that'a tired of dumping out the chicks waterer because it's full of shavings!!!!

O.M.G I swear, I have to do it every 30 minutes or so! Do they ever stop scratching?

I'm just venting, I know, I know, it's all part of the fun.

David

 

[canada-goose]

My birds aren't babies any more and I still have to do it! Good thing they're so cute and loveable.

 

[poultryhaven]

I hate it lol

 

[Ms. Cluckingly]

LOL I learned the hard way too. You can raise their water on a brick or something as well, which has helped me a lot. Be sure to only raise it to the height of their little backs. That should help quite a bit!

 

[nelgkel]

turning bricks on side makes them a little taller and helps a LOT!! first it was a pie tin under the waterer then a brick...now 3 bricks on their side so it is even higher...you know they are growing fast when.....every couple of days you can make waterer higher!

 

[ADozenGirlz]

Two words: Nipple Waterers.

 

[FarmerJamie]

 

[Wolfwoman]

I put my waterer up on a 2x12 that is larger than the base, they hop on the wood and then can drink. I don't have to change it hardly at all as the shavings don't make it up that high, and very little gets on the wood.

 

[phaethona]

Just did it 5 min. ago!

waterer is elevated on bricks, but still we have chippy water...
I swear some days they see me walk away with the waterer to change it out, and they're going like this:

 

[Ddurlak]

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I do have mine on 2 pieces of 2X6 blocks of wood that are screwed together. Maybe it's time for 3?