Horizontal Drip-Catch Nipples
Water nipples for chickens, ducks and other poultry. Side-facing nipple ensures water stays fresh and clean. Drip-catch design reduces moisture build-up in the coop.
Horizontal nipples take a firmer peck to activate than vertical nipples. They're best used for stronger flock members and not young chicks.
Do-it-yourself! Modify square buckets, round buckets or PVC pipe systems for use with these nipples.
Instructions/Diagrams:
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Specs
- Gravity flow poultry nipple
- Size: 1.25"D x 1.25"W x 1.25"H
- Suited for: adults
- Number of birds: 6
- Waterfowl: yes
- Sold individually
Also use as replacement nipples for Premier’s Heated Poultry Waterer.
Note: The exact number of birds to water is difficult to determine as there are many factors that influence intake; salt and protein levels in the diet, humidity, temperature, productivity (growth or egg production) and the birds ability to process feed and water.
How to Use
- Drill a 3/8" hole into a square bucket, round bucket or PVC pipe, thread the nipple into place.
- Set the watering system (whether bucket or PVC system) at just above head height for the birds. They should stretch slightly to drink.
Precautions
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Waterers, De-icers and Heated Buckets
Heated Poultry Waterer (cord included), 3 gal
Item #530022 -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
Round Bucket without lid, 3.5 gallon
Item #564500 -All-purpose round buckets for chores on the farm. Carry water, feed or minerals to livestock and poultry. 1 gal, 2 gal and 3.5 gal capacities.
$8.50 -
Buckets and Troughs
Lid, for the 3.5 gallon bucket
Item #564600 -All-purpose round buckets for chores on the farm. Carry water, feed or minerals to livestock and poultry. 1 gal, 2 gal and 3.5 gal capacities.
$2.40 -
Buckets and Troughs
Square Bucket without lid, 4 gallon
Item #564800 -An inexpensive way to easily feed orphan lambs and goat kids. Use on the farm to carry livestock feed, minerals and water to barnyard animals.
$16.00 -
Buckets and Troughs
Square Bucket without lid, 2 gallon
Item #564801 -An inexpensive way to easily feed orphan lambs and goat kids. Use on the farm to carry livestock feed, minerals and water to barnyard animals.
$10.00 -
Buckets and Troughs
EzeLid
Item #564802 -Fits Premier’s 2 and 4 gallon square buckets. Easy to put on and off.
$5.00
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Jack D from New Hampshire
Perfect fit and easy to replace the damaged nipple.
Don M from Massachusetts
My wife has a heated winter water bucket with three of these nipples. Recently the pin fell out of two of them resulting in an empty bucket! These nipples are perfect; I simply unscrewed the old ones and threaded in the new ones.
Upon examination of the one remaining old nipple, I confirmed that the failure is that a small o-ring that both seals the nipple and serves to retain the pin against the spring force. That ring apparently dries out and cracks over time, resulting in the pin ejecting itself! Based on that observation, I’ve decided that I need to keep a small stock of replacement nipples handy at all times. It’s tough keeping the birds watered in the New England winter otherwise.
Cathy M from Ohio
So far, so good. We had the “under bucket” nipples, the girls had no issues or adjustments needed to the horizontal nipples.
Debby F from Ohio
Chickens didn’t seem to like these.
Adam M from Massachusetts
As the largest breeder of Silkie chicks and hens in the Northeast I can attest to the quality of Premier’s products over the knockoffs available on Amazon from replacement nipples, waterers and heated waterers. We normally have 750–1000 chickens on our farm we use their waterers in all of our pens in our hatchery as well as our barn for our own breeding flock in our barn.
