Quail Waterers

[featheredplanets]

What are the best ones? My 6 have two 300ml rabbit bottles with the metal nozzle and ball, but they just seem to keep pecking and their bedding gets damp fast. Are nipples or cups any better?

 

[Quailobsessed]

What kind of quail is it for?

For my king quails, I use these. I find them to work quite well.

I use a larger version for the larger quail.

 

[featheredplanets]

What kind of quail is it for?

For my king quails, I use these. I find them to work quite well.
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I use a larger version for the larger quail.

Coturnix. They’re in a cage though so I feel they’d knock it over

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

I don't know much about quail, but I think nipple. They won't be able to make a mess

 

[Quailobsessed]

Coturnix. They’re in a cage though so I feel they’d knock it over

The waterer has rocks in it so they can't knock it over. I use the same thing for japanese (coturnix) quail, just larger - a larger container with stones in it.

 

[featheredplanets]

The waterer has rocks in it so they can't knock it over. I use the same thing for japanese (coturnix) quail, just larger - a larger container with stones in it.

Thanks for sharing your waterer. I don’t think it’ll work for my girls though. I might try the nipples or work with the bottle

 

[Pennys Mama]

Thanks for sharing your waterer. I don’t think it’ll work for my girls though. I might try the nipples or work with the bottle

These are what I use. The one that screws onto a soda or water bottle seems to be less messy, they manage to spill/splash the cup ones, since they have to hop on/in it constantly. Btw.... The hatchet works great too, reduces their water consumption dramatically! Lol.

 

[702Quails]

The best thing to use for jumbos are poultry water cups. They will waste water with anything else. You'll just need those, a 3/8" vinyl line and a 3/8" bulkhead. Secure the bulkhead to at least a gallon container, hook up the water cups and you're good to go.

 

[featheredplanets]

The best thing to use for jumbos are poultry water cups. They will waste water with anything else. You'll just need those, a 3/8" vinyl line and a 3/8" bulkhead. Secure the bulkhead to at least a gallon container, hook up the water cups and you're good to go.

Thanks. They’re not Jumbos though, if that makes a difference?

 

[702Quails]

Thanks. They’re not Jumbos though, if that makes a difference?

As long as they're half a pound or more, there shouldn't be an issue. The water cups are the most effective when they're at a height were they can reach in to get water, but can't stand in them or poop on them. For tiny birds like button quail, they don't really work.