alternative drinker

[stubby 175]

Ive got one fert that hates drinker bottles, so have been giving him a bowl lately, but its a pain, so spotted these chicken cups on e bay and thought Id give it a go, only cost £5 inc postage, connects to any type water container, the cup is around the sizes of his snout, so when the water is getting low, and he sticks his snout in to drink/lap, he pushes the tip with his snout/nose, releashing more water, if he gets on ok with it, I'll probably change all the drinkers to these...

 

 

[scothunter 12,609]

thats a brillaint idea stubby you got a link [bANNED TEXT]?

[The one 8,412]

You got a link to the site you bought it from mate

[festa 206]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Poultry-Drinker-Chic...id=p3286.c0.m14

 

there you go lads cracking idea

 

atb gary

[Guest lavyheed]

Looks the biz

 

Cheers for the link festa.

[AL BUNDY 45]

had a set up like that using optics from the pub .

[Hob&Jill 258]

Just bought one, look really good.

[stubby 175]

if you felt the "cup" was a bit small, Im sure you could remove it with a dremmel without damage to the tap part, and simply have it above a fixed larger bowl

[moses 5]

if you felt the "cup" was a bit small, Im sure you could remove it with a dremmel without damage to the tap part, and simply have it above a fixed larger bowl

#

 

You love your dremmel stubby dont you any excuse to use it. : it must have been a birthday present

Edited October 7, 2009 by moses

[socks 32,253]

how you gonna stop the water in the cup freezing in the winter ??? ...........

[shepp 2,285]

I think you've spotted a serious floor there socks.

Definately not one for the colder months.

[stubby 175]

how you gonna stop the water in the cup freezing in the winter ??? ...........

 

 

good point, but the water in the bottles or earthernware bowls freezes too, so not something new to worry about, I suppose I'll try insulating the bottle and pipe, as my ferts get checked every morning, it wont go unoticed, maybe a squirt of warm water into the bowl, we have chickens too, so they have the same problem

 

maybe others will have simular problems/remedies to their livestock

 

the cage that I have fitted this on, is only a temporary holding cage, a couple of weeks and he'll be moved to the block built hutches, which have alot more protection from the elements

[socks 32,253]

my bottles get covered in pipe lagging through the winter which stops them from freezing allowing the ferrets access to fresh water 24/7 ... the reason i mention the freezing water is for the people that feed dry food as the ferret needs a constant supply of fresh water ... not such a major problem for flesh fed animals and checking the water once or twice a day would be fine .............

[JordKil 0]

Dont look to bad that. Bit small I think I use crocks that screw on to the side of the cage and they cant shift them over or empty them really good

[coynie09 10]

There a good idea just got myself two