ajm200 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 As the girls refuse to use the superglug and bury their other drinker I bought a different type. it was an instant success. I think the lime green attracted them to it and they all drank loads so Have obviously been holding out for puddles. It holds 3l and has a cup nozzle It fits on the outside of the run so it is easier to change the water without starting a chicken stampede for the garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 That looks like a great idea for a water bottle !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I’ve got one of those round ones with the little dish underneath it, but those get dirty very quickly. This looks like a cleaner alternative. Although I just bought a rather expensive heating pad for mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 This looks like one that someone mentioned years ago and they imported from Australia. I like the look of this. Wonder if you can get it in the U.K.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) I got it from Ebay UK. Delivery was quite fast. This one holds 3 litres. They do smaller versions that have opening tips so you don’t have to move them to refill but they are only 500ml or 1l. They used to bury the traditional drinker several times a day. This has stayed clean. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cage-Drinker-3-Litre-Bottle-Poultry-Bird-Quail-Chicken-Chick-Hatching-Egg-3L-/191903616679?txnId=1590631181009#UserReviews Edited January 29, 2019 by ajm200 Fixed url Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, Cat tails said: I’ve got one of those round ones with the little dish underneath it, but those get dirty very quickly. This looks like a cleaner alternative. Although I just bought a rather expensive heating pad for mine... Can you raise it up on a large box or platform away from the mud/bedding? If it is a walk-in run maybe you could get a cheap secondhand able to adapt with a Poundland rubber car mat to to make it no-slip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It’s sitting on a few bricks, in the paved part of the run. But still they manage to get it mucky somehow. 😒 But thanks for the suggestion anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Think I might get one of those AJM - thanks. Easier for when others are looking after the girls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I’ve just ordered one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Hit my first snag with it this am. Cup was frozen solid and the ice had expanded.so I couldn’t get it back out through the bars. Easily solved.by filling the rabbits bottle with warm water and squirting the top of the ice. A jug would have worked too but I had the warm rabbit’s bottle in my hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I have something similar which I use in the broody cage - it has the sipper cup and attaches to any plastic water bottle. Mine drink from Glugs, which have heat pads underneath in this cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Just wondered how the cup stays clean - my rabble wash muddy beaks in theirs, but then I am able to tip the thing sideways to drain the dirt out. I also have the glugs and the little blue (water - all colour coded! LOL) cups with hooks (forget what they are called) stashed around and then with this weather I've gone armed with warm water to break the ice. They love warm water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Mine has stayed really clean so far but Pekins are quite dainty when they drink from it. I refresh the water every day as we have other outdoor animals and the rabbit (who died yesterday) used to refuse to drink ‘old’ water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 My girls dirty it about an hour after they've foraged around and then I'm sure they wash their faces in it! Hence tipping the mucky bits out. Drives me nuts. Then they go outside and slurp from a puddle! Can't win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Just got mine. Will fit it over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
