Chickabee Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 My cage fighters are a messy nightmare. I was changing their water 2 or 3 times a day. They would fill it with straw, food, poop, mud. I have just however purchased a brilliant drinker called "wet a chook" On the right. There is a constant flow of water which doesn't overflow because of the tongue thing. Girls took to it straight away. I didn't have to fill it up for 3 days. I have just ordered the feeder too. Called "dine a chook" as the girls seem to like decorating with their food Postage is quite high because they come from Australia, but I would deffo recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Gosh just what I need,Had a look on eBay the postage is very high.What we need is somewhere like Omlet to place a big order then we can buy from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 That would be good. They're an independent company, so would probably be glad to deal with someone like Omlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenthelibrarian Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Oooooh! I remember seeing those online, but I'm guessing that at 3.5 litres it'd be too tall to fit in an Eglu Classic-type run? I have had issues with mine leaping onto, and into, my Glug and using it as a foot-bath We have provided them with one of those standard inverted bottle drinkers you give bunnies or g-pigs as a back up should they tip their water right over. Seems to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Mine have gravity drinkers and feeders and I don't seem to have any problems with those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 That would be fine if the ex caged girls were a bit less messy. My other girls have gravity feeders and drinkers, and my small girls have glugs. No problems there. Also the cage fighters don't have much room in their coop and the gravity feeders took up loads of room. These tube type feeders, which fit on the wire, take up hardly any room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I like the look of these! I stopped ordering stuff from abroad after being stung for ridiculous amounts of tax/penalties - did you have any of those problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 No, no problem at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Just treated my girls to a wet a chook,it's their Christmas present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Hi Sonya just got Wet a Chook today,very fast delivery.Do you think it will be okay if water freezes,am guessing they don't get so cold in Aussie land.I just think I'll keep mine til Spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 I'm not sure. I'm still using mine it hasn't frozen yet. I think if you keep it full, the gravity of the water might help to prevent it. Just got my feed a chook today. When I too the old feeder away, there was mould behind it, hasn't been there that long. Hoping it will stop them decorating their coop with food they are messy little devils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
