Rabbit waterer?

[JENx]

Is it only chicks or do they carry on when they are hens?

I bought new rabbit water bottles today and thought how much cleaner it would be for the hens!

 

[RioLindoAz]

There was once a thread on here about on this topic. I've never used a Ribbit waterer, but after thinking about it, I think it would be easier to have one in the brooder rather than a stadard chick waterer:

They take up less space
Less water is lost due to spills
No worrying about chicks drowning
No more nasty spills (even more terrible if you have a box brooder)
Easy to refill
They cost less


The only down side I can think of is that only 2 chicks can drink at a time.

I know what I'm using the next time I'm brooding!

 

[poupoule]

Thanks everyone for your posting. I've put the rabbit waterer in the nursery part of my coop, and the 3 chicks and mama drinks from it!!

I'm very happy with this solution.

 

[wyo-helpmeet]

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I wonder if it has to do with them extending their heads to swallow. With a bottle they're already extended. I dunno, just a thought.

 

[TrystInn]

Does anyone know if the rabbit waterers will work with ducks?

 

[possumqueen]

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I wonder if it has to do with them extending their heads to swallow. With a bottle they're already extended. I dunno, just a thought.

It certainly seems logical to me. They have to tilt their heads up for the water to go down. The water bottle seems to be in just the right place!

 

[Akane]

I think it has more to do with "oooo shiny" *peck* "hey I got water!"

 

[toletiquesbysam]

I used these in the brooder for my ducks/geese and chickens. Ducks and geese do need to get their whole head into the water, so just make sure it's not their only source of water.

 

[McCord6]

I used Rabbit water bottles with my first flock, before they were all killed (THANKS TO THE DUMB DOG!) and it worked really well. They went through a 12oz bottle within a week. Be careful though, don't make the same mistake I did, make sure u don't have the heat lamp or a heater close by, it will melt into a really weird shape, LOL!

 

[TrystInn]

My ducks have a small man-made pond (roughly 110 gallons) and multiple large bins they can get in and fully submerge, etc. but I'm thinking for next year's ducklings. I'm concerned about their ability to clean out their nostrils, etc. without a deeper water source, though.