My bantam chicks are just over three weeks old, living in their brooder box in the house. I want them to learn how to drink out of poultry nipples, because I hope to just have poultry nipples in their coop and run.
I made a hanging drinker with push-in grommet style 360 degree nipples vertically in the bottom of a jug (with a hole in the top for venting), which seems to dispense water and not leak. I have rigged up a stand with an adjustable strap, to be able to change the height of the jug over time.
But I have a few questions:
How high should the nipples be in relation to how tall my chicks are?
How do I teach them to drink out of the nipples?
If I replace their other waterer with the nipples, how can I tell if they are getting enough water?
Thanks.
I made a hanging drinker with push-in grommet style 360 degree nipples vertically in the bottom of a jug (with a hole in the top for venting), which seems to dispense water and not leak. I have rigged up a stand with an adjustable strap, to be able to change the height of the jug over time.
But I have a few questions:
How high should the nipples be in relation to how tall my chicks are?
How do I teach them to drink out of the nipples?
If I replace their other waterer with the nipples, how can I tell if they are getting enough water?
Thanks.