Matt McSpadden

Sarah Joubert wrote:I bought a load of these nipples years back. I have never installed them as I worry the chickens, who are used to drinkers like Tomothy Nortons's, wont figure out where the water is. What's your experience been? Do you have to teach them or do they work it out?

Very minimal training. Because they are colored red and have a shiny part on the bottom, it invites them to peck at it. And once on chicken figures it out, the rest figure it out too. My biggest issue was keeping it at a good height when the chickens were growing. You want it fairly high, but not too high... to allow for easy drinking. My chickens were chicks when they started, and it took them no longer to figure it out than other chicks with a "normal" waterer.

I switched my mother's flock over to this style drinks when they were probably 3 years old. They figured it out in about 30 minutes. And the same thing happened, once one figured it out, the rest watched and figured it out easily.

Very helpful.

And don't forget to include any punctuation that might be part of the ID too. I missed an underscore at the beginning of the ID... and it took me way too long to figure it out :)

I'm posting this here just in case the conversation leads to discussion about why. I love these sorts of videos that show how food can look the same and not be the same.

Look closely

I don't have any experience with goose eggs, but I've heard of people using two light sources for some other types of eggs to get a better view. One on the end and one on the side. I wonder if that would give you more insight into the egg? (no pun intended).

leila hamaya wrote:on the topic of rainscreen, one thing that is totally free is - air. idk if that helps, with something already built you may have some limitations. but its something to keep in mind. an empty space can qualify as kind of rainscreen...

Absolutely. The Rainscreen creates an air space to allow the siding to dry faster.

However, when you are using lots of little pieces like shingles... it makes it harder to create that airspace, than with something big and long like clapboard or vinyl siding.

I think it would be interesting.

Why don't you attach it here and people can check it out. Below where you type the post, is a tab marked "attachments". You can upload the file there.

thomas rubino wrote:It appeared that it was going to allow me to leave a review.
Unfortunately...
When I hit submit, it said only purchasers could leave a review
It was a really nice 5-star review, you will just have to imagine it being there until I become a paying customer!

I think it is tied to email. I sent you a PM. I think we might be able to do a work around so you can leave that wonderful glowing review... and if not, then I'll just have to wait till you run out and hope you come back for more :)

Welcome to Permies!

I am not able to see the pictures you posted... perhaps you could try attaching them? Below the box where you type, there is a tab labeled "Attachments".

I am not familiar enough with barred rocks to be confident, but google says the males are lighter in color as chicks. In general roosters are going to grow faster, have a larger comb, and develop spurs. But you will need to let them grow up a bit first. I've never had problems with them fighting until they are almost fully grown, so you probably have time... depending on how old they were when you got them.

If you click on a specific product, you are able to write a review. You may need to be signed in, in order to leave a review.

I have not hooked up with any 3rd party review sites yet.