This is the third in our plumbing the chicken coop series. First we set the plumbing line. Then we did nipple waterers. And the chickens didn't drink from them.
We tried taking the other water out. We tried pushing on the nipples to show the chickens where the water was. And we tried picking up the chickens and putting them at the water source.
None of it worked.
We will need to wait until our next batch of chicks, and show them how to use it when they are young, then the older chickens will watch them and use it then.
In the meantime, we brought the old waterer back. We added a short line of hose to fill it up more easily, and this closer spigot will mean that we won't have to haul the full water jug around, which is a nice enough improvement.
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We tried taking the other water out. We tried pushing on the nipples to show the chickens where the water was. And we tried picking up the chickens and putting them at the water source.
None of it worked.
We will need to wait until our next batch of chicks, and show them how to use it when they are young, then the older chickens will watch them and use it then.
In the meantime, we brought the old waterer back. We added a short line of hose to fill it up more easily, and this closer spigot will mean that we won't have to haul the full water jug around, which is a nice enough improvement.
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