Rabbit waterer for birds

[letsgobucks!]

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OK cool. Thanks everyone! You've confirmed it. We're going to try to get these 5 week old girls to learn to use one.


I didn't know they sold kits for such a large bottle. Gonna have to check that out. Thanks. Any recommendation regarding a particular brand? Pet store? Ones to avoid to leakiness, etc.?

 

[jsimplytx125]

One of the things I love about using rabbit water bottles is that you can mix up your apple cider vinegar (acv) and the brew doesn't have a chemical reaction as in the big Galvinized waterer I have outside. chickens are a lot smater than most people think.

 

[letsgobucks!]

Where do you get the nipple kits? i.e. What pet store and do you remember the brand of them? Here are a few products I found. ANy of them look like something that would work?

http://www.ipetconnection.com/Pet_Top_Portable_Drinking_Devices_Combo_with_Adap_p/ptop01.htm

This site has several types, including a DOUBLE nipple...
http://www.pawmarksonline.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?keywords=bottle



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[letsgobucks!]

OK...we're trying to use a rabbit type water bottle. 2 out of the 3 seems to be doing OK with it after a few hours with the bottle (took the regular waterer out) but they definitely aren't getting/drinking as much as they usually do.

So... I just put the regular waterer in just to see what they would do and they went to it and definitely drank more in 5 minutes with the regular waterer than they have with the bottle. They had the bottle in there for a good 3-4 hours.

Perhaps this is just an issue of giving them a few days?