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Thanks for the motivation! I have a question, since we're all in SC and most of us don't have to deal with freezing of water and such.... what does everyone use as a water container. Anyone devised an automated watering system that they like?
I would not ever consider automatic waterers because I want to know how much my birds are consuming and it is easy to get slack and not notice if it is even working. I have a friend out west that lost a flock because it stopped working and she didn't notice until too late. She thought they were just begging for more treats or wanting out of the pen. What a horrid thing to have happen.
That is horrible. On my drum drinkers it's easy enough to see if there is any water in the tray or not. And the drums are light colored so we can see the water level thru the drum. I check water daily, just a habit. It's nice to be able to walk on by and not have to fill them up everyday but I still check. Last summer it was so hot I was filling drinkers 3 times a day and they were still running out of water. That's not good. Even after adding more buckets they would turn them over trying to get into the water and cool off. Silly birds. I don't like those nipple drinkers that some people use. I don't feel like the birds can really get a good drink of water with them. And I would worry that it would freeze or stop working and I wouldn't know it.
Thanks for the motivation! I have a question, since we're all in SC and most of us don't have to deal with freezing of water and such.... what does everyone use as a water container. Anyone devised an automated watering system that they like?
I would not ever consider automatic waterers because I want to know how much my birds are consuming and it is easy to get slack and not notice if it is even working. I have a friend out west that lost a flock because it stopped working and she didn't notice until too late. She thought they were just begging for more treats or wanting out of the pen. What a horrid thing to have happen.
That is horrible. On my drum drinkers it's easy enough to see if there is any water in the tray or not. And the drums are light colored so we can see the water level thru the drum. I check water daily, just a habit. It's nice to be able to walk on by and not have to fill them up everyday but I still check. Last summer it was so hot I was filling drinkers 3 times a day and they were still running out of water. That's not good. Even after adding more buckets they would turn them over trying to get into the water and cool off. Silly birds. I don't like those nipple drinkers that some people use. I don't feel like the birds can really get a good drink of water with them. And I would worry that it would freeze or stop working and I wouldn't know it.
