Horizontal Drip-Catch Nipples
Water nipples for chickens, ducks and other poultry. Side-facing with drip-catch design to reduce moisture build-up in the coop.
Simple to modify a square bucket, round bucket or PVC pipe systems for use with these nipples.
Instructions/Diagrams:
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Specs
- Capacity: gravity flow
- Size: 1.25"D x 1.25"W x 1.25"H
- Suited for: adults
- Number of birds: 6
- Waterfowl: yes
Also use as replacement nipples for Premier’s Heated Poultry Waterer.
How to Use
Set the watering system (whether bucket or PVC system) at just above head height for the birds. They should stretch slightly to drink.
Precautions
For gravity flow systems only, not to be used on pressurized systems.
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Waterers, De-icers and Heated Buckets
Heated Poultry Waterer (cord included), 3 gal
Item #530022 -A reliable heated poultry waterer for all seasons. Improved top-fill design with dense lid insulation prevents heat escape from the 3 gal waterer.
$62.00 -
Buckets and Troughs
Square Bucket without lid, 2 gallon
Item #564801 -An inexpensive way to easily feed orphan lambs and goat kids. Also use to carry feed, mineral and water to lambs, goat kids and poultry.
$10.00 -
Buckets and Troughs
Square Bucket without lid, 4 gallon
Item #564800 -An excellent bucket for general farm use. Whether it's providing milk to orphaned animals or hauling feed.
$16.00
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Dan E from Ohio
I like them a lot. I used them with 100 pastured broilers and I installed 12 of them spaced about a foot apart in a 2" PVC pipe. No bird crowding, and no spilling of water. I have 2, 5-gallon buckets suspended about 4' above the pipe connected with tubing, and the gravity feed works perfect. Anything above a few pounds of water pressure and I find that they leak badly, but they hold low gravity-feed pressure just fine. The spring valve keeps a good seal under gravity pressure, and doesn’t clog.
A couple issues I had:
1) Some fell out. They don’t make a super-solid hold in the holes, so if you hit on them, they can fall out. As the broilers got up to full weight, (I didn’t see it happen but I assume) they bumped up against one and knocked it out (which allowed all the water in my buckets to drain out.). I screwed in another one and was back in business, but a couple of days later it happened again. That’s when I realized I had them placed too low. I had the nipples about 4" off the floor but the directions on the product page say to place them just above their head height. Once I did that, they never knocked any off. (I still think they come loose too easy, but they do work.)
2) Screwing them in has to be done just right. It took me trial and error and wasting a few to get the knack of it. You have to provide a medium consistent pressure as you screw them in place, and stop turning just at the right time or they will strip out. Once they strip out, or if you screw one in and unscrew it, I find that they are useless (they either won’t stay in at all, or leak badly). So I would order a bunch of extras for replacements. I order 20 at a time.
Now that I have the knack, I can consistently get them to make a good seal, and by installing the nipples higher, the heavy broilers can’t knock them loose, so albeit there was a learning curve (which I hope I have saved you from now) I am very happy with them. For price and flexibility of installation, dryer bedding and less waste, they are a winner.
Gilbert C from Mississippi
The product was great, great price, wonderful customer service. The problem occurred with USPS, and I understand that is nothing you can do anything about. USPS has continued to disappoint with their shipping practices.
Mark V from Iowa
I tried this product on laying hens about 9 months of age. I called into Premier prior to ordering to ask if the drip catch nipples could be used, connected to the average water line. With an affirmative answer, I purchased and installed the nipples. By the second day a drop in feed consumption was noticed, no eggs the morning of the third day, so other water was made available which the hens quickly drank. My view is that the nipple is just too hard to push or peck to get water under a waterline pressure of 35 lbs or more.
Tom K from Wisconsin
Worked like magic. We showed one chick how to use it and within hours they are all using the nipples.
I did use some pipe joint thread tape around the screw to get a tight leakproof seal.
Jereme B from Michigan
These are excellent! Drill the hole the correct size, turn them in and fill the container with water. No leaks! I used a salt tank from a water softener. 30 gallons of water for fifty birds. These are the best and the price is great.
