Nipple Waterer Info

[Intheswamp]

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No, not really. These have yet to actually be used by chickens. The height of the barrel will create 2-3 pounds of water pressure. The design pressure of the nipples is a fraction of a pound. I may be in error but I believe problems will arise when the nipples are over pressurized as the chickens drink. It seems that too high of a pressure will cause the water to come out of the nipple at too high of a rate for the chicken to utilized it all....those wastage and wet litter/mud.

Of course, the actual outcome will be determined when the chickens begin using the system. It might work ok, it might not....I tend to think there will be too much pressure. The proof will be in the puddin'.

Best wishes,
Ed

 

[rosco]

What a coincidence! i was just about to post if anyone knew if these worked: http://www.avianaquamiser.com/chickennipple/
our chickens drink three times as much water as our large dogs. they drank so much water the last few times we were on vacation something seemed amiss.


questions:
has anyone used these for a while and know they will work so we can leave for a week and they'll have water?
would something else work better?
do these leak water when put on the bottom of a 5-gal bucket?


Can i find these at walmart, tractor supply? i didn't see them at either of the two local feed stores or Gebos.

 

[Intheswamp]

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Leaving chickens unattended for a week is a very tricky thing...for several reasons. But, in regards to their water supply I would have a redundant, back-up system in place. Use the nipples/reservoir setup but also some other type of water such as a regular vacuum type of waterer. You could even leave a pan with a waterhose slightly dripping into it...you would need to secure the waterhose so it wouldn't be knocked to the side...sit the water pan on top piece of plywood or some boards to keep it from being muddy directly around the pan...and set it at a far corner of the run.

How many chickens are you talking about and how large of a coop/run area will they have access to?

Best wishes,
Ed

 

[Neil Grassbaugh]

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Absolutely no nipple drinker specific for poultry is designed to work properly unless it is used in a verticle manner. The avianaquamiser site might mislead some nipple drinker useres to think differently. The pictures there may have been taken from a perspective that exagerate the angle. Using nipple drinkers very far off plumb may function in a manner acceptable to some but that is still not how they are designed to work.

When properly installed in a bucket (not at all difficult) there is no reason that nipple drinkers will leak. The depth of water in a full 5 gallon bucket may cause water wasetage when the bird drinks but this is not much and will seldom be a problem in non industrial production.

In the poultry industry we plan on the most productive egg laying type hens housed in temperatures less than 90d f requiring 5.5 oz of water a day. Growing meat type chickens will use more water than that especially considering that they will often outweigh the layer hen by double.

Meat type breeder hens will use as much as 10 oz of water per day under extreme conditions. Other management procedures are used so that the hens do not get that much water and still produce well.

 

[pacetruckguy]

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I would have suggested to you using a flexible tube to run from the bucket to the end of the nipple drinker line. The bucket would still be easy to connect/disconnect and it would have taken less fittings and pipe and fewer fasteners.

I put a quick connector under the bucket, and at the beginnig of the nipple run. I work for a wholesale plumbing distributor called PACE Supply. I'm their fleet manager. That's where pacetruckguy comes from. Anyway plumbing parts are nearly free to me, but thanks for the suggestion.

 

[pacetruckguy]

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Those drip catchers are designed for square pipe, but will also work on round 1/2 in pvc. I have since changed the nipples and cups to some orange ones I bought at Cackle Hatchery they wok much better. They are product #4087 they are $25.00 for 5, but you also need the adapters that cost $7.00 for 5. They are a little more exspensive, but in my opinion way worth it. By the way the shipping was free.

 

[tammyd57]

I just received 6 of these nipple drinkers in the mail from Neil. Can't wait to get started making their bucket waterers.

Thanks Neil!

 

[nuttyredhead]

I love the push in style! I will be ordering more soon Neil!!!

 

[BankerJohn]

bump... to keep this thread at the top. Thanks Neil G!

 

[MrRushed]

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No, not really. These have yet to actually be used by chickens. The height of the barrel will create 2-3 pounds of water pressure. The design pressure of the nipples is a fraction of a pound. I may be in error but I believe problems will arise when the nipples are over pressurized as the chickens drink. It seems that too high of a pressure will cause the water to come out of the nipple at too high of a rate for the chicken to utilized it all....those wastage and wet litter/mud.

Of course, the actual outcome will be determined when the chickens begin using the system. It might work ok, it might not....I tend to think there will be too much pressure. The proof will be in the puddin'.

Best wishes,
Ed

When I posted my water system you made the same coment. I've been using mine for over a month the nipples don't leak, and my chickens have no problem drinking all the water that comes out.
Still a lot less mess than any waterer that I've seen