I am on two weeks vacation with my wife and we decided to go to Calgary to visit my parents. Being Calgary is an agricultural hub in Alberta I figure I would try to find some chicken nipples. I've tried a few places where I live but haven't been sucessful and I know you can oder them online from FramTek or other websites.
After a few hours and several painful calls to SHAW I managed to get the internet work for my parents, I started my search. I had a hard time finding anything. I found many sites with farm supplies, chicken supplies but nothing locally for "chicken nipples". I one place that was local Vencomatic North America, located just west of Calgary. I sent them an email asking if they had any poultry nipples but the email was returned as undeliverable. Disheartened I kept searching and eventually asked my Uncle. He suggested we try UFA. They have a store in Airdire, 613 Edmonton Trail NE, just North of Calgary. We stopped in to check it out. They had lots of chicken supplies but no nipples. The clerk gave me a catologue for Miller Hatcheries. They carry a large supply of poultry products and can also get chicks and starters from them! I've sent them an email and I am waiting to hear back from them. There were no nipples in their catalogue but the had a whole bunch of info about starting chicks, proper brooder setup and cleaning. It was all very interesting. I will wait to see what their email says but as it looks I will be ordering the nipples online.
I know there are waterers out there but from what I've read and seen on YouTube a system with nipples is easier to clean and maintain. This is what I had in mind, just a 5 gallon bucket with a few nipples in the bottom.
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