Hot weather, no freezing...watering cups or nipples?

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FunClucks

FunClucks

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BigIsland said:
Mahalo everyone. As suggested, I've decided to try the Rent-A-Coop nipples. We'll see how it goes!
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I like these ones if the containers have thin plastic walls and I can get my hand through the top because these have a plastic nut on the back I can screw on by hand. This design stopped the occasional leaking I was having with reclaimed/recycled container waterers (Think thin clear plastic food containers). I was using the Rent-A-Coop side nipple version that just screws in, but the thin/flexible container walls weren't holding them well, and the taper on the Rent-A-Coop version wasn't helping either. I switched to these, and no more leaks!!!

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Chicken poppy

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Never tried Nipples so i can’t say how they work for my flock personally.
I use normal watering containers, i just swap it very often *more then once a day* because of the heat and bugs, i would hate for something like mosquitoes to lay eggs in there!
 
Pijevac

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I cannot fathom changing water daily, bless you as you are a saint for your dedication on a daily basis for your flock! I have the system I have in place where I only have to check/maintain water once a month and there is no contamination aside from the slime that we are all dealing with.
 
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Paz

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I don’t know what nipples are when we talk about watering systems. In my country we have dumbbell water containers, regular bowls, and a thing with a button that the chickens press on with their feet and it fills with water. I use the dumbbell thingy. I fill it every day for 11 chickens, I place it on a couple bricks so it’s in the right height for them to drink. When I let them out, they also have regular water bowls in the yard.
I live in a hot humid place that never has snow.
 
Pijevac

Pijevac

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Here are my horizontal nipples, I last filled my water tank a month ago and only had to refill it as I had to clean the water due to the excessive heat here. In cooler weather the 6 gallons of water it holds should last 2 months without having to refill it.
 

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Paz said:
I don’t know what nipples are when we talk about watering systems. In my country we have dumbbell water containers, regular bowls, and a thing with a button that the chickens press on with their feet and it fills with water. I use the dumbbell thingy. I fill it every day for 11 chickens, I place it on a couple bricks so it’s in the right height for them to drink. When I let them out, they also have regular water bowls in the yard.
I live in a hot humid place that never has snow.
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This is what I use: https://www.amazon.com/RentACoop-Pa...=horizontal+chicken+ni,lawngarden,1413&sr=1-4
 
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