Nipple wateter for chicks

[OhZark Biddies]

. I thought I was the only one trying to teach them how to roost.

At 4 weeks, it took me about 3 nights to get 19 chicks to all roost. The first night I placed them all on the roost after dark, the second night half of them figured it out on their own, and I had to place the other half on the roost. The third night, there were just a couple that I had to place on the roost, and then after they they all figured it out.

With that all said, I don't think they were raised with any kind of roost to "practice" with in their brooder... my sister and her daughter raised them for me for the first month so they could enjoy the cuteness. I suspect if they had something to jump up on in the brooder, say a foot or so off the ground they they might have figured it out on their own... but maybe not?

 

[dpenning]

At 4 weeks, it tool me about 3 nights to get 19 chicks to all roost. The first night I placed them all on the roost after dark, the second night half of them figured it out on their own, and had to place the other half on the roost. The third night, there were just a couple that I had place on the roost, and then after they they all figured it out.

With that all said, I don't think they were raised with any kind of roost to "practice" with in their brooder... my sister and her daughter raised them for me for the first month so they could enjoy the cuteness. I suspect if they had something to jump up on in the brooder, say a foot or so off the ground they they might have figured it out on their own... but maybe not?

There might be something to that. I didn’t even go a foot, more of a low balance beam 6” off the floor ink brooder and they all figured out the roosting quickly. Of course they were n a blocked off section with the big girls after the first week so they had examples.

 

[imneva]

I started mine from day 1. No problems and the took right to it

 

[Ljc01]

Mine would never us the nipples, gave up and started using cups.