I wanted to let you know there is a Farmer Brad Automatic Chicken Waterer that comes fully assembled. We make 2 and 4 gallon varieties, that come with a built in float valve that can hook up to most garden hoses or rain catchment systems.
@@LaceyFamilyFarm I typically stick with the horizontal water nipples since I have some customers that use it during the winter with a heated element and manually refill during winter
Thanks good video, im going from cups to the nipples, I loved the cups but I had wild ducks drinking out of them and toads would get up on the cup and push the float down and drain the bucket. So thanks for mentioning about ducks finding it hard to drink out of the nipples, some people will complain about absolutely anything.
Our chickens have just moved into the coop last week, and I'm installing a new feeder and waterer. I'm here for ideas. The biggest issue with the plastic waterers is the ease in which they seem to poop in them. I upgraded to a 2 1/2 gallon, thinking they would outgrow pooping in their water. Nope. Now I'm loving the nipple idea. I'm surprised you like the cup waterers and goat cups the best as they also look like they are prime for droppings. We're going to try the nipples in hopes that provides the cleanest water possible.
Yes. Nipples would be good in retrospect for some situations. I’m coming to find out that the type of waterer is really situationally dependent. I’m working on a follow up video coming out in the next month or so.
We have 5 chickens Morgan free range chicken TooTall Too small and Sergent pepper and Smudgee And this WATER situation is really missing me off...... love your content and helpful tricks
Just as I was searching videos I thought of using our goat waterer and putting a roof on it to keep some dirt out. Glad to see another person thinks it's a good idea. However, I still like the cup waterers so may try them. Now on to chicken feed dispensers....
Best and worst chicken waterers and you knock them cause ducks can’t use them. Hmmm ok….. Maybe rename the video to include ducks and would save people not wasting time on the video
@@nielsonnc That's way too much work! A super simple solution is to put nipples on a 5 gallon bucket and put a heater inside that turns on when it drops below 32F and turns off at 35F, something like that. You fill it up once every 2-3 weeks when they drink it down and that's the most intervention you have to have. That's my current setup. I'm going to eventually set up a 55 gallon drum that feeds nipples on a pvc pipe, so I can go months without having to do anything. Finally, I'm going to have gutters feed the drum with rain water so that, other than maybe a yearly check to make sure all is good, I don't have to do anything. Changing water twice a day? What do you do when you want to go on vacation?
@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 that would freeze in the nipples at 10 below zero...many of us have colder temperatures than barely freezing. It would be too far out away from the heat source...plus...if it were in the coop with a heater it could work...but there is always a nipple that leaks which means you have a constant leak on the floor...so that will be ruined come next summer... outside waterer in just a rubber bowl...large and a pingpong ball...in the morning dump out the ice and pour in water...refill at around 2 if you need to...but that's not too much work unless your an armchair quarterback which is likely.
We use the system with the cups but my small 2 gallon tank keeps growing mold no matter what. I’ve done ACV and oregano oil and even garlic and still without a few days mold starts to grown on top and floats on the water before the chickens even get close to finish it it.
I guess everyone's situation is different. I only have 8 black australorps. I don't have any ducks, etc., so for me, the nipples are without a doubt, the best. Why? * They're far and away the best option to keep the water clean. I've seen people who use the cups and they get dirty pretty quickly. * They're the only solution where you don't have to worry about frozen water. If you live somewhere that gets below 32F/0C at any point during the year, you have to worry about your water freezing. With the cups, you have water sitting outside, exposed and it will freeze. With the nipples, all of the water is inside the container, so all you have to do is put a small heater inside that turns on and off depending on how cold it is and you never have to worry about having to go out and deal with frozen water Nothing is perfect and the biggest downside of nipples are: * if your chicken has a cross beak, then the cups are the best bet. You'll still have to deal with cleaning them out periodically and freezing will be an issue, but it's your best bet * if you have ducks, they'll struggle with them * if you have young chicks, they probably won't have the strength to press the button to release the water * it's not as intuitive to use as the cups. I had to show my ladies how to use them for about 20 minutes, but they got it after that.
I just got berated by a local FB chicken group when I asked about PVC and isn't it bad for animals if it's bad for humans? I said I wouldn't give animals something I wouldn't give myself.... lol Except the cat, dog and chicken food/feed. Is PVC safe?
You list is completely wrong and reversed. LOL Especially when you say keeling out the cup is a tiny downside. Um no, it is a major downside. Had to stop watching at that point. 👎
