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Advantages and disadvantages of common chicken drinkers

Pulished on Sep. 14, 2022


1. Plasson drinker

Advantages and disadvantages of common chicken drinkers


Plasson drinking fountain is a very common equipment for chicken farms, especially small-scale chicken farms. Most Plasson drinkers are made of plastic, and the price of new materials and recycled materials will vary a lot. Plasson drinkers are also very easy for chickens to water; Plasson drinker disadvantage is that it is very easy to sprinkle water. Sometimes the chickens will sprinkle water when they touch, which will wet the chicken coop, it is easy to block, and it is not easy to clean, so it has to be disassembled. Wash clean. If a chicken farmer uses this type of drinking fountain in the chicken coop, if you want to reduce the watering situation, you can increase its weight. If you clean it, you can use a cleaning and disinfectant such as water line cleaning to soak it. Plasson drinker advantages: automatic water supply, strong and durable.




2. Chicken nipple drinker

Advantages and disadvantages of common chicken drinkers

Chicken nipple drinker is more common on chicken farms. Its advantages are obvious, because the water is airtight and will not be polluted by the air, so the infection rate can be reduced. In addition, because the chickens need to raise their heads to drink water with this drinking fountain, it is beneficial to the height and growth of the chickens. Of course, the Chicken nipple drinker also has a headache, that is, it is easy to block, and it is also easy to leak water. On the contrary, the water leakage is serious, whether there is or is it troubled by this? Chicken nipple drinkers are also troublesome to clean. Here is a special reminder to chicken farmers. After the Chicken nipple drinker is installed, water should be supplied immediately, because the chickens will peck as soon as it is installed. Even if the chicken farmers give water, the chickens don't know how to drink it. 




3. Chicken drinking kettle

Advantages and disadvantages of common chicken drinkers


A chicken drinking kettle type of drinking fountain is also very common. Generally, free-range chickens and ground flat-raised ground are used more. The water is stored in the pot body, and the water will automatically seep out of the outer ring. The chickens drink water around the outer ring. After the water level goes down, it will automatically flow out. The chicken drinking kettle's disadvantage is that it is very troublesome to fill the water. It needs to be filled with water one by one. At the same time, it is very troublesome to clean. It needs to be unscrewed one by one and thoroughly cleaned, especially when feeding medicine.




4. Chicken drinking cups

Advantages and disadvantages of common chicken drinkers


Chicken drinking cups kind of drinker is generally used for caged chickens and is manufactured according to the principle of the connector. Chicken drinking cups' advantage is that the cost is relatively cheap and the cost is very low, and when the chicken drinks a little, the water will come out a little, the water level is constant, and will not overflow.









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