Berkshirebird
In the Brooder
- May 9, 2022
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Hi all,
I've been researching, designing, scheming, and sadly... ordering for weeks now, and let me tell you its turned into a process.
A little background. I have six hens of assorted breed and about twenty coturnix quail ( all the females (10) and two males in the colony, and four in the bachelor or "B block" haha coop) making for a total of three enclosures I need to provide at least unfrozen water to all the birds and heat for the quail as they tend to spend all their time outside being quail no matter the time of day.
So I've been working ideas since late summer and plunged into some amazon purchases last week, and like I expected it was a complete crapshoot. So I figured id share my thoughts so far on the products I've ordered, and keep it running as I develop my final working ideas for the winter in an attempt to help at least someone else in resolving the bramble of junk online.
without further adieu;
Chicken waterers and waterer heaters SO FAR:
THIS ONE IS JUNK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ5MWBZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
i bought it based on the reviews and what looked like a lot of units sold. Don't know why anyone who bought this and actually raised birds would keep it; its flimsy plastic and the yellow tabs to hold the waterer will snap in a second.
Also the cord is of cheap gas station phone charger quality and the transformer brick is at best interior grade.
Didn't even bother testing it, defiantly didn't even stand a chance.
THIS ONE IS SOLID (FOR THE BOYS ABD MAYBE ALL THE QUAIL) BUTTT YOU CAN MAKE ONE
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MQZ89YH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Good quality, small sized nipple waterer with built in heating element; I like the overall construction and its cord is legit for the application. But its still expensive and you can make a comparable unit yourself. But for me where i have multiple males in single units this might be the trick
COOP HEATERS TOMMOROW, DONE TYPING lol.
I've been researching, designing, scheming, and sadly... ordering for weeks now, and let me tell you its turned into a process.
A little background. I have six hens of assorted breed and about twenty coturnix quail ( all the females (10) and two males in the colony, and four in the bachelor or "B block" haha coop) making for a total of three enclosures I need to provide at least unfrozen water to all the birds and heat for the quail as they tend to spend all their time outside being quail no matter the time of day.
So I've been working ideas since late summer and plunged into some amazon purchases last week, and like I expected it was a complete crapshoot. So I figured id share my thoughts so far on the products I've ordered, and keep it running as I develop my final working ideas for the winter in an attempt to help at least someone else in resolving the bramble of junk online.
without further adieu;
Chicken waterers and waterer heaters SO FAR:
THIS ONE IS JUNK:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ5MWBZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
i bought it based on the reviews and what looked like a lot of units sold. Don't know why anyone who bought this and actually raised birds would keep it; its flimsy plastic and the yellow tabs to hold the waterer will snap in a second.
Also the cord is of cheap gas station phone charger quality and the transformer brick is at best interior grade.
Didn't even bother testing it, defiantly didn't even stand a chance.
THIS ONE IS SOLID (FOR THE BOYS ABD MAYBE ALL THE QUAIL) BUTTT YOU CAN MAKE ONE
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MQZ89YH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Good quality, small sized nipple waterer with built in heating element; I like the overall construction and its cord is legit for the application. But its still expensive and you can make a comparable unit yourself. But for me where i have multiple males in single units this might be the trick
COOP HEATERS TOMMOROW, DONE TYPING lol.
