Trouble Training Chickens To Use Nipple Bucket

[swainton]

Having trouble training my chickens to use the automatic nipple watering bucket. Anyone have any tips for training chickens to use this? The bucket has been in their coop as long as they have about three months now. They only will use the bowl on the ground. Come winter the bowl will be frozen and the bucket will be heated. Need help training my chickens to use the nipple system before winter. Please help! Thanks

 

[rje ma]

Take away the bowl. Then go and work the nipples so they see the water dripping. With my girls they went right for it before I even put water in it. I think it might have been because it was the only outside water. They would have to go in the coop to get a drink. Sometimes chickens are lazy! Good luck

 

[MelissaTXRn]

Take out the bowl. Put one of their beaks to the nipple so water will come out. Then another one. As they learn, the others will follow. They will never use them if you keep the bowl in there. Good luck