Using water bottles re: quail

[CoyoteMagic]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

I use the soda bottle waterers... They freeze, too, but I keep 2x as many and swap them out. http://www.gundogsupply.com/-4449-2-.html

I tried these but my soda bottles kept getting all mashed up. I need another way of holding them to the run that won't mash them.​

 

[Mrs MIA]

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I tried these but my soda bottles kept getting all mashed up. I need another way of holding them to the run that won't mash them.

You were using the springs that came with them? They shouldn't mash the bottles...

I don't have that problem. Are the bottles really soft?

 

[CoyoteMagic]

you know, that may be it. They came from cheep store brand soda. Probably cheeper plastic bottles

 

[Mrs MIA]

I have had a couple of Arrowhead water bottles from CA that were so soft you squished the water out just trying to untwist the cap.

That might be it... try some of the stronger soda bottles.

 

[AK_Button_Mama]

Tori, when I was at AKM&F after I met with your hubby today I went over to the store part of it and they have glass bottles there... those would work great wouldnt they.. do you think that wine bottles would work on these style waterers? I like the little ziplok one I saw earlier on some ones post that was SMART!!!!!

 

[AK_Button_Mama]

oh yeah I just switched my chickens over to the water bottles that I had for my bunnies and they totally got it IMMEDIATLY!!! I am sure the quail would pick it up quick too why not?

 

[Mrs MIA]

I used the soda-pop bottle waterers for the quail... I bet they could be trained to use the bunny waterers.

I don't know about the wine bottles...

 

[UrbanMama]

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That's awesome! I've been using them with our chicks, but I was wondering how it would work out in the coop.

Tori, I think I'm going to have to try the soda bottle style...much cheaper and easier to change out! Probably cleaner too because they are "disposable" Thank you for that link

 

[Mrs MIA]

They do well in the dishwasher, too, so I ordered double what I needed so I have extras while they're in the wash.

The soda bottles wash up easy, too...

 

[Akane]

Water bottles work well with older quail. Baby buttons can't push the ball on even my tiny hamster bottle though.