chickencam Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 We bought a superglug last week in the hope that when we are away in just less than 3 weeks my friend who is looking after them will be able to fill it from outside the run. Has anyone had great success with them the reviews in the omlet shop were good, but considering 3 of ours came from Cotswold Chickens where they had peck drinkers as well as normal drinkers they seem a bit clueless. They peck at it then watch the water fall to the ground. Is there an optimum height for it? It is mounted at stretched head height at the moment. I gave in last night and mid-morning today and filled a couple of cage cups with water and they guzzled it down, with one of them pretty much dipping her head into the water. The only other water source they have at the moment is one of the little drinkers like you get on rabbit hutches that they had at Cotswold Chickens and they are pecking that quite a bit. We bought a hanging 4 litre drinker when we got them but we thought that it would be a pain for my friend to keep clean and refill while we are away, she doesn't have chickens of her own and it is quite a big ask already for her to look after them. They have had the Superglug in the run since Saturday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Can't help, just wanted to say I read your title as "Best way to get girls to use superglue?" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-F-C Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I tweaked on of the 'nipples' with a stick or my finger through the side so that water dribbled out... they were trying to peck my finger or the stick at first.... but one of them soon got the hang of it and then kindly showed the others! Mine is just under stretched head height. I've put a perch next to it for my little Lavender Araucana to sit on... she drinks out of the top! I'll go take a photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-F-C Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 The perch came from Pets At Home... they are sold for Parrots and come in a range of colours! MiMi often sits up there... especially when drinking... I hand treats up there for her too coz she doesn't get a look in if I put them in the run! Hopefully you can see the height here! Oh yes... I placed a large stone underneath one side for FiFi, my Amber Star, to use as she's not as large as the Pepperpots. (to take the pic, I just tapped on the nipple again and she duly obliged!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 I have been using a stick and a plant label to push the nipples with and they just drink from those then stand there looking at me to do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Well, my chickens are thick. I've tried everything and they just look at me. So we are using the glug - and probably will be doing until some brighter chickens come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 I had to fill their cage pots again before they went to bed and they were really thirsty. I will try again tomorrow but I feel really mean so I may go back to my hanging drinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 They are still pretty clueless and have been drinking out of the cage cups again today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 After weeks of trying, I gave up with mine and swapped my Superglug for a standard glug. I've resigned myself to the fact that I have incredibly dense chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Mmmmm ,aybe I will have to too, they have been drinking rainwater this morning and out of the cage cups. Every time I press the nipples on the superglug they come and peck at the water coming out but after that they walk away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I have 2 superglugs up at stretching height which I hear being used occasionally....one super glug at ground level so they drink from the top (2nd favourite)....6 cage cups (favourite)...and a standard glug in the WIR. My 3 originals were unimpressed in the extreme when I put the superglug up above the door in their eglu when we first got it so it resided in the greenhouse until we got our extra chooks & the WIR. The low level SG is such because I can't get into the cube run to hang it properly due to the way it has been attached to the WIR, they aren't at all bothered, in fact they prefer it down low & it's easy to fill from outside...does get a bit mucky though & I clean it out properly (dishwasher !!) at least once a week & empty it every other day or so. Not sure this is much help at all , Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Looks like I might have to mount it lower and or go back to the standard glug and a hanging drinker. At least she could fill the normal glug and superglug from outside and cage cups. We will be away for 6 nights so although they will get grubby in that time i don't think that they would actually come to harm over that time, I have seen what they drink around the garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Persevere! They will use the superglug if there is no other source of water, & if it is within reaching height for them. It's a great design, & takes away the worry that the hens will run out of water. Try holding a chooks beak to the nipple so she gets the water out. Thats what I did. My chicks even got the hang of the SG when they were about 8 weeks old. Here's mine in the WIR. The plastic stops them drinknig from the top, as designed by Cinnamon! and in the eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 The perch came from Pets At Home... they are sold for Parrots and come in a range of colours! MiMi often sits up there... especially when drinking... I hand treats up there for her too coz she doesn't get a look in if I put them in the run! Hopefully you can see the height here! Oh yes... I placed a large stone underneath one side for FiFi, my Amber Star, to use as she's not as large as the Pepperpots. (to take the pic, I just tapped on the nipple again and she duly obliged!) now then, I really need a perch like that for my girls & boys! Its another Omlet must-have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
