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Are the extra chicks also the cobb500?
Guessing not, will be an interesting thing to observe,eh?
yes, they are the cobb 500 from the same hatchery, I'm guessing about a week older.
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Are the extra chicks also the cobb500?
Guessing not, will be an interesting thing to observe,eh?
Hey Birdinhand, I have a question. I have a 5 gal bucket with nipples like in your picture. How high should it be off the floor for new chicks? I see you have bricks under it, so should I put it maybe 4" up and put some bricks under it for the shorter chicks? Thanks
You mean vertical nipplesand the nipples leak the least of the the horizontal waterers I've tried.
You mean vertical nipples
horizontal nipples don't leak that bad, it looks pretty wet in there.
The tiniest piece of grit can hold them open...or if they're not perfectly level...or....sometimes if people let them freeze they no longer hold a good seal.
If threads are leaking, you've got an installation problem.I've got both, horizontal and vertical. They both leak after awhile. I take them out, clean them up and then use teflon tape on the threads before winding back in.
The VN's drip because they have a gravity 'seal', metal to metal, which can be touchy and unreliable.The vertical tend to drip, for some unknown reason, but so do the horizontal if the bucket is not level.
Dumb question, but, why not use the HN for VN so that they have the better seal and don't leak??The VN's drip because they have a gravity 'seal', metal to metal, which can be touchy and unreliable.
I have never had an HN leak, no matter what the 'level', the seal is spring loaded, rubber to metal. Have had one faulty seal, out of about 2 dozen nipples.
Again, if threads are leaking, it's an installation problem.