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[Pennie92]

Hello, I am a new member and new to buying chickens. My husband just converted our kids play and swing set into a chicken coop...and now we are looking to buy the best laying hens (want to buy some pullets) and also wondering which Water Nipples are the best to buy...there are different types on Amazon to buy..of course I want to buy the cheapest...but I want something that is going to work and not leak..so not sure if this is the route to go...I want to use the bucket method with the nipples -not sure if I want to do the horizontal nipples which are more expensive but really seems the best way to go? or to do the push or screw in type nipples on the bottom....just to many options...I can't decide...so any advice would be great.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! How exciting for you to be starting out on your new chicken ventures.
I'm afraid I've never used the water nipples but please do check out the feeding and watering your flock section of the forum. Here is the link ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/12/feeding-amp-watering-your-flock I'm sure members over there will able to offer you some advice on the different nipples.

Wishing you the very best of luck with your new chickens. Enjoy BYC

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens! I am glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided join our flock. The best layers are White Leghorns (for white eggs) and Black or Red Sex Links (for brown eggs). These are the hens used by laying houses for eggs as they are egg laying machines, consistently churning out more than 300 eggs per hen per year. In ideal conditions (warm temperatures and good lighting), White Leghorns are unmatched as layers with a White Leghorn holding the laying record of 371 eggs in 365 days (set in 1979). However, White Leghorns are typically high strung and flighty. Black and Red Sex Links are much friendlier and calmer, and in really cold winter climates hold up better than White Leghorns and will actually outlay them in those frigid conditions. Many BYC member swear by the nipple waterers so perhaps they can answer your questions regarding them, but I've personally never really been able to get them working properly (leakage, etc.) so I like the galvanized waterers. One of the beauties of the galvanized waterers is that you can put a water heater underneath them to keep the water from freezing up in the winter. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Whatever breed you decide to get, good luck with your flock.

 

[nj2wv]

welcome to BYC !!