Poultry Water Nipple - Chicken Nipple With Horizontal Side Mount - Chicken Water Drinker - Pack of 5

Great product, good price! I have four chicks. OMG, so cute, but so very messy with dirty bedding in their water font. I desperately needed a clean water solution for them. This poultry water nipple is a great solution. At two weeks old, my chicks easily learned to use this. I just stuffed their favorite snacks (rolled oatmeal and mealworms) into the tiny, red reservoir. They got so excited about the water coming out. In fact, they seem to consider it a special treat when I reach in and get them a couple of drops of water even now after they know how to use it.I did need a couple of tries to get this to work on various jugs here without leaking. Honestly, even the bit of leaking I got on my first couple of tries was still less mess than an open drinking container. These seem to be designed for use on pvc or on a heavy, five gallon bucket. I need smaller size container for my smaller sized coop/run and small number of chickens. a five gallon bucket would take way too much room. My first try on a milk jug was very leaky. The plastic is just so thin and pliable that it didn't drill well. A gallon sized vinegar jug with a dab of silicone was much more successful but still ended up leaking eventually. My chickens picked at the shiny silicone. Most successful by far is a gallon-sized, eco friendly liquid laundry detergent bottle, thoroughly rinsed, because the plastic is much heavier. I added a little JB Quik Weld, which is an epoxy adhesive often used in plumbing with a four hour cure time, to make sure the nipple remains secure. I won't be able to reuse this nipple after the JB Weld, but I have four spares ready to go!

Ive been using these for a while now and they are great. The girls love them and they have withstood about 8 months of constant use (2 chickens per nipple) with nothing more than a spray cleaning when I clean out the waterer. I do wish they let out a little more water with use, but I think this keeps the surrounding area drier and gives the girls something to work at. I have had no leak issues.

So far so good!! I will update this as time goes on, but here’s the process I have followed so far:I used a standard 5/16 bit, but did need to wallow it out a very tiny bit to get the nipple started. I installed three of the nipples on a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and let water sit in it for a couple of days to ensure there were no leaks before transitioning my chicks over to them. I did not use any type of waterproofing or silicone. There were no leaks, so I started the process of transitioning the chicks over to their new watering source.Before moving them to the coop, they spent several full days outside (then were returned to the brooder overnight). I removed their chick waterer and placed the five gallon bucket half full on a couple of wood slices. I showed two of our 16 chicks how to use it, and repeated the motions a few times for other chicks by pressing the metal pieces in with my finger. In around 15 minutes, two of the chicks (not the ones I had shown the process to) were curious enough to peck the metal pieces and quickly understood that it gave them water.Within two hours, all 16 chicks had caught on and were using it regularly.Once we moved them to the coop, I placed the bucket on a cinder block until they are big enough for the stand I put together. Keep in mind that the nipples should be about 1 1/2 inches above the bottom of the bucket and you will need to raise the bucket itself over time if you’re using with chicks.I used a hole saw to drill a hole just big enough for the hose and then bought a rubber drain plug (pictured) from our local hardware store to keep the water clean and fresh. Over the first night of use, there were no leaks or wet bedding. The bucket is still full and the chicks were happily pecking to get their water in the morning.So thankful for a solution that keeps bedding dry, water clean, and eliminates the need to fill up the waterer two or three times a day. I will update over time if anything changes, but as of now I’m very impressed and relieved.I only used three of the five provided nipples. I am saving the other two in case any of them malfunction. I’ve also considered building a back up waterer with another bucket in case we ever need to leave the chickens over a short period of time.

These do work very very well. Unfortunately they only last 1 year for me. the O Ring that is used is a sort neoprene type rubber that flattens out with in a year of use. At which point it makes too large of a seal with the increased surface area, and not giving anywhere near enough water to the birds. I really feel they should send lots and lots of spare O rings with the package so its not a Disposable product. They don't seem to be available for purchase either.

BY FAR the easiest way to water your chickens!! All you need is a 5 gallon bucket from the hardware store and you’re in business. I have 8 layers, and I only have to fill my water bucket every few weeks. SUPER HANDS OFF!! It’s one less task to do every day now, which makes homesteading much easier. There is ZERO drip and the water stays incredibly clean when you have a lid on your bucket. When you drill your hole in your bucket, the fit will be very tight to get it, but it looks like that’s what you want. Once you get the watering nipple in the bucket, it’s a SOLID fit. The vertical style ones drip, but these are drip free. They’re the only style waterer I will ever use from now on. 100% satisfied

Unfortunately, these did not work for my quail. They might be really dumb though. Two of my quails died from dehydration. I couldn't tell right away that they weren't getting it. For that reason, I have to give it bad rating. It's a good idea, but they didn't learn it.

Was a bit hesitant but a huge fan. But then into the side of a garbage can and flush mounted to the outside of the coop. Took the girls a few days to really figure it out but leave them to it and they got it.Super clean and easy. Hoping the freeze proof works.

These seem to be a good quality item, but chicks aren't strong enough to exert the force needed to make water come out. This is very frustrating because it means I will have to keep an additional water source in the coop when we have spring chicks.