- Mar 1, 2014
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I got chicks last Thur that were a few days old and have been using the horizontal poultry nipples. My trouble is they will drink out of the nipple when I activate it and get the water to rest in the little cup area but they are not getting how to activate it themselves. I have tried tapping my finger at it to encourage them to peck at it. I also tried taking a piece of grass and holding it right where they should peck as a teaser in an effort to get them to peck at it and hopefully figure out the water will come out in the process. I am checking on them every 2 hours during the day and they seem thirsty when I tap on the nipple and run over to it looking at each one to see if there is any water in there. How can I teach them to activate it themselves?
