Great idea to add the screen into the top of the bucket. I used a 3/4" hole to fill, bit the birds tend to always use that hole as a toilet!!! I will use a gardening net cup.
The rock for pollinators is thinking outside the box! I never considered that. I have experienced every possible way for a chick or adult bird to kill itself. I like the rock idea for the reason that if the water is empty, they will flip the container over onto themselves and if you don't realize it in time, you will find a dead bird under it when you flip it.
I use the standard gravity fed ones. Metal 30 pound ones with pellets for older birds and the plastic ones for chicks. I hang them for older birds and prop them up on bricks for chicks. Elevating them a little bit keeps things cleaner. About once a week, I put away the feeder and night and don't put it out until midday. The birds get hungry and really scrounge the ground for food. It keeps it clean. Another big tip is feed a uniform feed that doesn't have different bits, don't mix brands of pellets in the feeder. The birds will invariably have a preference, only eat the favored food, and throw the rest on the ground. LOL.
@@EvanKayExotics Have you considered a clean way to dispense fermented feed? It seems to be popular for increasing the nutrition absorption and hydration, but it pours like oatmeal. I saw chickens jumping directly into the bucket on one video. Maybe I'm being too tidy and it's ok to just give them a bucket of this stuff then take it out and clean it.
Hi there. just bought a heated waterer with these same nipples. Put in my coop last night and came in in the morning to a lot of thirsty chickens. I could see them pecking and trying to drink desperately from the nipple, with not much success. I am worried about how much water they are drinking.
Interesting. If you press the nipples, do they release water? If your container is airtight, it might've formed a vacuum. What I'd do is offer a bowl of water and see if the chickens act thirsty. They will peck at the nipples, especially at first, because they are curious. But, they should be getting plenty of water from them. If the birds aren't getting the water, I'd say there is an issue with your drinker. If it's releasing water and they're pecking at it, they will learn how to use it. Thanks for commenting.
Great idea to add the screen into the top of the bucket. I used a 3/4" hole to fill, bit the birds tend to always use that hole as a toilet!!! I will use a gardening net cup.
Very informative - thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! thanks for watching.
The rock for pollinators is thinking outside the box! I never considered that. I have experienced every possible way for a chick or adult bird to kill itself. I like the rock idea for the reason that if the water is empty, they will flip the container over onto themselves and if you don't realize it in time, you will find a dead bird under it when you flip it.
Excellent video - thankyou.
I'm glad it was useful...Thanks for watching!
Thanks. Now I'm checking to see if you have found the cleanest chick and chicken feeder
I use the standard gravity fed ones. Metal 30 pound ones with pellets for older birds and the plastic ones for chicks. I hang them for older birds and prop them up on bricks for chicks. Elevating them a little bit keeps things cleaner. About once a week, I put away the feeder and night and don't put it out until midday. The birds get hungry and really scrounge the ground for food. It keeps it clean. Another big tip is feed a uniform feed that doesn't have different bits, don't mix brands of pellets in the feeder. The birds will invariably have a preference, only eat the favored food, and throw the rest on the ground. LOL.
@@EvanKayExotics Have you considered a clean way to dispense fermented feed? It seems to be popular for increasing the nutrition absorption and hydration, but it pours like oatmeal. I saw chickens jumping directly into the bucket on one video. Maybe I'm being too tidy and it's ok to just give them a bucket of this stuff then take it out and clean it.
Hi there. just bought a heated waterer with these same nipples. Put in my coop last night and came in in the morning to a lot of thirsty chickens. I could see them pecking and trying to drink desperately from the nipple, with not much success. I am worried about how much water they are drinking.
Interesting. If you press the nipples, do they release water? If your container is airtight, it might've formed a vacuum. What I'd do is offer a bowl of water and see if the chickens act thirsty. They will peck at the nipples, especially at first, because they are curious. But, they should be getting plenty of water from them. If the birds aren't getting the water, I'd say there is an issue with your drinker. If it's releasing water and they're pecking at it, they will learn how to use it. Thanks for commenting.
Hi, what is the heating device you place in the bucket for winter?
It's a "bucket heater" I bought off of amazon. Thanks for watching.