Happy Birthday Kennedy! She's turning seven today and thought I would throw that out there before I start talking about our chickens. It's amazing how she has grown up so fast. She makes life a little easier to live. Thanks for being such a great little girl (but you've got to stop growing up!)
Yesterday I received my push-in nipples for my gravity fed watering system for our chicks. I first learned about the system on BackYardChickens.com, which is a really good resource for anyone wanting to learn more about raising chickens (trust me it's a really good site, I didn't know anything about raising them.) Anyways, I'm totally stoked about it because it eliminates the other waterer that took up way too much space in their brooder, plus it will get rid of anymore messes. There's no way they can kick the pine shavings into the little bucket.
How it works: The nipples are held in by a small plastic grommet that rests snuggly in a 11/32" hole. I had a drill bit just slightly bigger than the 11/32" required bit, but I wrapped each nipple with teflon tape and it worked well. It sealed up those tiny little gaps and there is absolutely no leakage.
What did my chicks think about it? They love the extra space in the brooder and it took them less than five seconds to figure out what those colorful, shiny new toys were in their home. Once one of the chicks pecked at the nipple and got some water, the others were all intrigued and followed suit.
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Here's a shot of the sweet gravity-fed waterer with the push-in nipples.. Don't you just love Shamu staring back at you? This was a test run to see if one nipple worked. Once one figured it out they all wanted to try, but it got tight and they were all pecking at it so I thought, what the heck, I'll put three nipples on the bucket. |
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