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Which nipple founts do you like best?

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Location: Burnet County TX zone 8a

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We were big fans of RentACoop products, especially their 5 gal nipple founts. We have a couple of those in use and they are holding up very well over the years. I adapted their spill-less feeder design to build much larger ones with PVC elbows and totes.

But RentACoop went to an Amazon-only sales model, gone to the dark side as it were, so we are looking for a non-Bezos alternative now that we are expanding our chicken operations.

We have not had good results with most Tractor Supply chicken items. The quality is so-so, and I've read that Blackwater bought a large interest recently. We prefer to patronize small businesses. Ideally, someone on Permies has a business selling durable nipple founts.....

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Have you seen this product?
https://carolinacoopsflockshop.com/en-ca/products/horizontal-side-mount-chicken-waterer-nipples

From above; "Columbus Aqua horizontal poultry nipple waterers are a perfect solution for chickens, quail, guinea fowl and other poultry.
These poultry nipples keep your poultry water clean and don’t drip. Use them with our poultry water systems.
We recommend one nipple for about 4 birds. Stop changing dirty water and upgrade to these today!
√ Leak-free and drip-free. Our nipples are made in Denmark and are designed to be durable.
√ Keeps your chicken water clean and healthy with our side mounted poultry nipples
√ Perfect for chickens, ducks, turkeys, quail, and other small animals
√ Superior spring action so little force is needed to trigger the water, making them great for baby chicks
√ Water only releases when the horizontal nipple is triggered and won't drip so it keeps the run dry"

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Hi Reno,
I am a big fan of the nipple waterers, but I have never actually bought one, I just made them. You can get a pack of 4 or 5 nipples for less than $10 at many hardware stores, and a 5 gallon bucket (even a food grade one) for less than $10. Drill 4 holes, screw them in, and voila, you have a waterer for very little money. For more than a few chickens, I prefer to build something out of PVC pipe. I just use a bunch of T's every 10-12 inches on the pipe and put a nipple there. Then I gravity feed it from a 5 gallon bucket so I don't have to fill it up as frequently.

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Location: Burnet County TX zone 8a

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Thank you for the replies. I will build my own. Great idea.

I just found these guys in Canadastan, my local hardware store stocks their products, which look good ... made locally not Chyna. Their 5 gallon metal fount is not cheap but plastic ones are the same money, and here in Texas plastic gets crisperd by the sun. I called Farm-Tuff and they can do direct sales over the web. You just need to use the email link and send your address to get a quote.

Tractor Supply galvanization is junk now, and Blackrock bought a large stake, so give these Canadians a try instead for feeders and founts!

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