Water nipples

[offleash]

We've used both the vertical and the red cross-shaped ones and so far neither has leaked. Just make sure they are tightened enough and use a silicone gasket (ours came with them)

 

[RoosterML]

The nipples don’t leak when installed correctly BUT the birds sure do make a mess with the VN when using them. I put HN in day one along with an open waterer and by week 2-3 you can pull the open waterer. I have VN and HN on the same buckets outdoors from spring to fall.

 

[Mtnboomer]

The nipples don’t leak when installed correctly BUT the birds sure do make a mess with the VN when using them. I put HN in day one along with an open waterer and by week 2-3 you can pull the open waterer. I have VN and HN on the same buckets outdoors from spring to fall.

I have 6 waterers with nipples and 4 leak. None leaked after initial installation or even after the first few months. Then one by one they began to drip. It just so happens that its the 4 most popular ones that leak.
Maybe i got a poor brand that were cheaply made or something. I also use them for birds up to 4 months in age. Maybe they cant take the abuse of larger birds. Either way, they are a headache. I use them only outside when at all.

 

[RoosterML]

I have 6 waterers with nipples and 4 leak. None leaked after initial installation or even after the first few months. Then one by one they began to drip. It just so happens that its the 4 most popular ones that leak.
Maybe i got a poor brand that were cheaply made or something. I also use them for birds up to 4 months in age. Maybe they cant take the abuse of larger birds. Either way, they are a headache. I use them only outside when at all.

The HN in my coop have been in service for at least a year. May want to check them to make sure some debris did not get into where the o-ring sits to cause the leak.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Side ones mine do it at 4 days old with the silkie training them takes me about 10 days without them

 

[Chicklady707]

I have 6 waterers with nipples and 4 leak. None leaked after initial installation or even after the first few months. Then one by one they began to drip. It just so happens that its the 4 most popular ones that leak.
Maybe i got a poor brand that were cheaply made or something. I also use them for birds up to 4 months in age. Maybe they cant take the abuse of larger birds. Either way, they are a headache. I use them only outside when at all.

What type of waterer do you prefer? What is easiest to maintain/fill? I will be needing to invest in waterers shortly.

 

[Mtnboomer]

What type of waterer do you prefer? What is easiest to maintain/fill? I will be needing to invest in waterers shortly.

I used 5gal buckets with lids with the nipples in the bottom. Preferably blue or black. Darker colors inhibit algea growth. Otherwise i have a gravity fed cat waterer in the coop and there are always pools of water somewhere around the farm that they find and use.

 

[wamtazlady]

What type of waterer do you prefer? What is easiest to maintain/fill? I will be needing to invest in waterers shortly.

If you have electricity that you can get to the coop then you are set for a waterer that can be used all winter as well as summer. I use a tote with lid. Some use buckets or jugs, or plastic barrels. Add horizontal nipples and a stock tank deicer in winter that is rated for use in plastic and your chickens have water. My system was thawed even when the temperature went down to -22 F. Of course I am lucky to have a non freezing faucet available so the waterer can be filled easily during the winter. Even if I did not it is a luxury to not have to haul water every day. My tote lasted over a week between fillings for a dozen chickens.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Mine are 5 gallon buckets horizontal prefer that and the birds are use to them

 

[Chicklady707]

If you have electricity that you can get to the coop then you are set for a waterer that can be used all winter as well as summer. I use a tote with lid. Some use buckets or jugs, or plastic barrels. Add horizontal nipples and a stock tank deicer in winter that is rated for use in plastic and your chickens have water. My system was thawed even when the temperature went down to -22 F. Of course I am lucky to have a non freezing faucet available so the waterer can be filled easily during the winter. Even if I did not it is a luxury to not have to haul water every day. My tote lasted over a week between fillings for a dozen chickens.

Thank you for the response! Yes, I do have electricity. I am converting an old milk house attached to a barn into a chicken coop. I do not have water in the barn though so I will be lugging water from our house to the coop but it is only about 30 feet away. I am very interested in the horizontal nipples as I don’t want the nipple sticking out the bottom and getting broke (my son will be helping with chicken chores). What brand horizontal nipples are decent? I was looking into purchasing the Rent-a-Coop ones and they also sell a little chick waterer but I guess I could make my own little chick waterer too.