Good morning. I bought one of these a few weeks ago and it's been working great! Such a great investment and 8 don't have to stress about my quail not getting water.
I came up with an idea which will probably work. I'm working on a breeder hutch with four compartments, each with a sand box. The plan is to put a heating pad in each sand box to keep the eggs from freezing and cracking. There's also some metal waterer bases that you can put mason jars on. I'm sure I'll have to clean sand out of the watering bases, but that's a small price to pay. Also, the heating pad thing will work with rabbits.
For rabbits, we use a combination of heated bottles and heated bowls. Get the bowls where the cord comes out the bottom and feeds through a notch on the side. The cord is covered with metal coil and they can't get to the uncovered wire underneath.
Thanks for this tip and info, I needed it. 'I have chickens from hell. I have other brands of water heaters/bowls plus heat tape attempts but chickens of mine love tearing anything and everything up I put in their house/coop. The other water systems and nipples did always freeze up unless wrapped with heat tape but that doesn't last long with my heathen flock from hell. Plus they don't allow the nipples to last long either. I'll get one of those other watering units ordered and highly protected by some kind of protective cage that King Kong can't tear up. While I am re-stringing and protecting the extension cords they don't seem to like either or see as play things. Can't seem to keep windows in their joint either and will have to go plexiglass. West Central Indiana, been one horrible year here for mice too. I have never ever had to deal with such a mouse problem like last summer and on till now. Seems like there is no end to them all over the place/neighborhood. Take a walk and see them running the woods, plainly hear them disturbing dried leaves there are so many, in wood piles around the neighborhood, local businesses, fields all over and destroying everything in my storage sheds including chewing up my incubators, etc. Guess I am the only one trying to get rid of all those little bothersome varmints. Here is a tip some may not know of. There are two types of rodent poison for rats and mice. I'm near 70 yrs old and never knew of this. One kind, rodents can get immune to or will not affect is with Diphacione with it's kill method. I was putting out a five gallon bucket of those packets in my bait stations around the property every month, every month. Not cheap and all the bait would disappear quickly. One older gent I encountered at the feed store, a past pest exterminator, told me to try the other kind of bait with "Bromethalin." Plus he gave me a home-made rodent killer made with peanut butter and Plaster of Paris put into the bait stations, wood piles, that he said would or might do the job too. Well, the end of January and no mice to be seen or heard, no more traces or damage from them. Not seen in the yard and fields like before, gone. The switch of kind of bait worked but I found it difficult to find the bait with Bromethalin, all sold out around here locally and could only find it online. Hope this may help someone with the same issues. Again, Thank you !
I have a cold weather question. The weather in the west central Missouri is due to drop below zero this week. If my quail have plenty of straw should I be concerned about them when the temperature drops? They have done good in the single digit temperatures. Thanks
A circulating pump feeding heated water to a PVC pipe with metal nipples would work for rabbits. The metal nipples wouldn't freeze up. I could work up a controller using an STC-1000 if you would like. The water heater and pump could both be 110 VAC. If it was to lose power that might be a problem. For rabbits, the nipples could be the only thing extending into the cage. The metal nipples are cheap.
I saw a few videos with people suggesting using an aquarium heater put into your supply bucket. I have wondered about using one of those waterer base heaters under a plastic supply bucket or using a floating stock tank heater in a larger container.
I actually used an aquarium heater for my chickens in a little three gallon bucket. It worked great all winter long but you do have to be careful not to let it sink to the bottom if you are placing it in a plastic container. You’re supposed to have them suctioned to the side but that didn’t work so I tied it where it could only dangle in the middle.
Maybe just having a heat lamp that is shone right on the water bowl for the rabbits. Technically, the lamp could be outside the cage... ?? Or up at the top of the cage in a corner.
I have a few questions if we can ...message here .I had 3 quail in one pin . One female and 2 males . 5 weeks old all of a sudden one Male has pick a bleeding hole in the other males head ....wtf? Help
I don’t know how they do it, but a rabbit can chew threw every cord conceivable and seemingly never even get a tingle. We had a house rabbit years ago that no matter how we wrapped or secured cords chewed through more power, computer, phone, auxiliary, you name it cords than I could ever count. She never once got zapped. 🤷🏻♀️ Not saying you should be careless. Just sayin’ apparently it’s not just fools and children God watches over. 😉
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Farm innovators makes heated rabbit waters . I use 2 for my quail and its worked good so far up to -25 in Minnesota. They sell them on Amazon.
Your quail hutch is very nice!
Good morning.Thank You for all your tips to help us with. I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work. Thank you!
This is a great blessing for you Chris, SO much easier then dealing with frozen water! Thank you for sharin', blessings! :)
Good morning. I bought one of these a few weeks ago and it's been working great! Such a great investment and 8 don't have to stress about my quail not getting water.
I bought one of these for my chickens about two months ago. I love it!
I came up with an idea which will probably work. I'm working on a breeder hutch with four compartments, each with a sand box. The plan is to put a heating pad in each sand box to keep the eggs from freezing and cracking. There's also some metal waterer bases that you can put mason jars on. I'm sure I'll have to clean sand out of the watering bases, but that's a small price to pay. Also, the heating pad thing will work with rabbits.
For rabbits, we use a combination of heated bottles and heated bowls. Get the bowls where the cord comes out the bottom and feeds through a notch on the side. The cord is covered with metal coil and they can't get to the uncovered wire underneath.
Thanks Chris
Thanks for this tip and info, I needed it. 'I have chickens from hell. I have other brands of water heaters/bowls plus heat tape attempts but chickens of mine love tearing anything and everything up I put in their house/coop. The other water systems and nipples did always freeze up unless wrapped with heat tape but that doesn't last long with my heathen flock from hell. Plus they don't allow the nipples to last long either. I'll get one of those other watering units ordered and highly protected by some kind of protective cage that King Kong can't tear up. While I am re-stringing and protecting the extension cords they don't seem to like either or see as play things. Can't seem to keep windows in their joint either and will have to go plexiglass.
West Central Indiana, been one horrible year here for mice too. I have never ever had to deal with such a mouse problem like last summer and on till now. Seems like there is no end to them all over the place/neighborhood. Take a walk and see them running the woods, plainly hear them disturbing dried leaves there are so many, in wood piles around the neighborhood, local businesses, fields all over and destroying everything in my storage sheds including chewing up my incubators, etc. Guess I am the only one trying to get rid of all those little bothersome varmints.
Here is a tip some may not know of. There are two types of rodent poison for rats and mice. I'm near 70 yrs old and never knew of this. One kind, rodents can get immune to or will not affect is with Diphacione with it's kill method. I was putting out a five gallon bucket of those packets in my bait stations around the property every month, every month. Not cheap and all the bait would disappear quickly. One older gent I encountered at the feed store, a past pest exterminator, told me to try the other kind of bait with "Bromethalin." Plus he gave me a home-made rodent killer made with peanut butter and Plaster of Paris put into the bait stations, wood piles, that he said would or might do the job too. Well, the end of January and no mice to be seen or heard, no more traces or damage from them. Not seen in the yard and fields like before, gone. The switch of kind of bait worked but I found it difficult to find the bait with Bromethalin, all sold out around here locally and could only find it online. Hope this may help someone with the same issues.
Again, Thank you !
I have a cold weather question. The weather in the west central Missouri is due to drop below zero this week. If my quail have plenty of straw should I be concerned about them when the temperature drops? They have done good in the single digit temperatures. Thanks
Just curious what do you think about the water and did it work right? Looking at getting something come colder weather. Thanks
A circulating pump feeding heated water to a PVC pipe with metal nipples would work for rabbits. The metal nipples wouldn't freeze up. I could work up a controller using an STC-1000 if you would like. The water heater and pump could both be 110 VAC. If it was to lose power that might be a problem.
For rabbits, the nipples could be the only thing extending into the cage. The metal nipples are cheap.
Awesome
I saw a few videos with people suggesting using an aquarium heater put into your supply bucket. I have wondered about using one of those waterer base heaters under a plastic supply bucket or using a floating stock tank heater in a larger container.
I actually used an aquarium heater for my chickens in a little three gallon bucket. It worked great all winter long but you do have to be careful not to let it sink to the bottom if you are placing it in a plastic container. You’re supposed to have them suctioned to the side but that didn’t work so I tied it where it could only dangle in the middle.
How many quails do you have and how often do you have to refill this?
Quick question what is the dimensions of your cage doors mine or 10 in tall I don't think it would fit in there.
Maybe just having a heat lamp that is shone right on the water bowl for the rabbits. Technically, the lamp could be outside the cage... ?? Or up at the top of the cage in a corner.
Thanks
Thank you for watching.
I have a few questions if we can ...message here .I had 3 quail in one pin . One female and 2 males . 5 weeks old all of a sudden one Male has pick a bleeding hole in the other males head ....wtf? Help
I’m thinking of making a circulating loop system with water bars that during warm weather can switch to gravity fed
Sounds interesting for sure. HOpe it works.
About 11” tall so minimum door and cage height must to accommodate
How long do i need to white to hatch my Quail eggs to hatch
Chris, are you going to use this again this winter? Did it perform well all winter? Seems like a super idea.
It did work well. I am planning on setting it back up for this winter.
@@Slightlyrednecked Awesome. Thanks!
@@Slightlyrednecked Awesome thanks! I've got it saved on my Amazon Wish List.
I don't know if it work up here in Minnesota when it gets 24 to 36 below even if it was inside I think it would freeze up
insert the electric cable into a metallic pipe till outside the cage
I don’t know how they do it, but a rabbit can chew threw every cord conceivable and seemingly never even get a tingle. We had a house rabbit years ago that no matter how we wrapped or secured cords chewed through more power, computer, phone, auxiliary, you name it cords than I could ever count. She never once got zapped. 🤷🏻♀️ Not saying you should be careless. Just sayin’ apparently it’s not just fools and children God watches over. 😉