My new nipple water system.

[ChickenSheep]

I just made a nipple waterer today. I've had my chickens for less than an month and am already tired of the messy water!
Here are a couple pics. A few took to it within seconds. I will see if they all are on board over the next couple of days before I remove the traditional waterer.

 

[iwiw60]

I just made a nipple waterer today. I've had my chickens for less than an month and am already tired of the messy water!
Here are a couple pics. A few took to it within seconds. I will see if they all are on board over the next couple of days before I remove the traditional waterer.

Great system, but a word of advice...remove all other waterers! This will force your stubborn ones to use the new system. Don't worry...they WILL use it...like your setup!

 

[ChickenSheep]

Thanks! It was a pig or small animal pen.
My only cost was minimal PVC and the nipples ($22 for 20).
Considering the age (youngest are about a month old) would you still remove the other waterers?
Or that even more reason to remove them?

 

[iwiw60]

The major rule of thumb when switching chickens to water nipple systems is remove all other waterers...never look back!

 

[ChickenSheep]

Ok, I'll take it out tomorrow. So excited to not have the nasty water dishes any more!

 

[ChickenRisa]

My sister was showing me these poultry nipples online the other day, the way you have them set up is very nice! I get so tires of my hens scratching dirt into their watered, even while it's elevated, silly things. I need to do this kind of a watering system! Very clever how you put the bucket on top of the coop!

 

[ChickenSheep]

Thanks, they were on amazon, 20 for $21.99 with free/ quick shipping. I left the black tubing on the inside so I can raise it up as the chickens grow...
Also, I don't have to worry about freezing as I am in SW Florida. Very rarely do we get a frost much less anything that would freeze the bucket. As I grow out more chickens, I will use the others side (where my Sheep are now) and probably use the same bucket and just split it off. They share a roof and middle wall (as seen in the last pic).

 

[igot4roosters]

Man, we need one of these. Our chickens always knock the water over and we always gotta fill it back up

 

[iwiw60]

This is what I made for my soon-to-be layers...I'm 70 years old, by myself...I drilled the 3/8" holes with my handy-dandy drill and screwed them in about 1.5" up from the bottom. Easy-peasy, nice 'n easy! NO more changing water every day...NO more wet flooring...NO more crap in the water dishes for me!



You'll notice that my "horizontal" nipples are not the cup-style with that yellow doo-hickie in them...I had trouble with those. Likewise, the "vertical" nipples have too much chance of dripping. So I found these at

http://www.solwayfeeders.com/products/side-mounted-nipple-pdr0032-c64.html

You can also purchase the whole bucket system from them, too...just look around the site. Good luck!!

 

[ChickenRisa]

Wow, look at all those cute chicks! ^.^ Your bucket way looks neat too, iwiw60. Thanks for the link!