Pink Fox: its Raining...IN MY HOUSE! :/

[pinkfox]

you do not need..HEY LOOK!!! Quail! LOL!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

ARRRGGHHHH!!!

 

[pinkfox]

LOL! sorry!!!

quail stuff is actually on the plan for today too.
need to make a lowes run to get stuff to make feeders and waterers
I want to do nipple waterers for the quail. gravity fed by a bucket to a long pvc pipe should keep everything neat and tidy. they'll need bowls for te winter if it frees since I cant run poer o bucket heaters...but I think it should work quite well.
just need ot find the best deal on the nipples. already have buckets with lids so that's not a problem at least.
feeders are going to also be gravity based essentially a hopper feeder pipe within a pipe type deal.

 

[Wannabefree]

Pinky and fem, just FYI, I have found a way for them to NOT waste so much feed!!! Get a square gallon ice cream bucket, savor every bite of the ice cream and THEN about 1-2 inches up from the bottom cut out a 1 inch by 5 inch rectangular opening horizontally on two opposing sides. Pour the feed in, and put the lid back on the ice cream bucket. The typical feeders, my quail waste SO much feed due to billing out, but with this, their head is stuck IN the feeder, so when they go to shaking their crazy little heads sideways, it just stays in the feeder. Plus, they can't scratch it out either like some of them do with the other feeders. I have saved SO much dang feed with ice cream buckets, you wouldn't believe it!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

YUMMY - Toffee Crunch, Butter Pecan, Triple Chocolate Fudge... I'm gonna need LOTS of those tubs! Heck, I might even make 'em by hundreds and sell 'em. I better get busy, lol!

 

[Wannabefree]

I make hubby "clean out" the buckets for me I can't have that kind anyway

 

[Britesea]

PinkFox, let us know when you find the best deal on the nipple waterers... I need to buy some too.

 

[Wannabefree]

Oh, the best deal I found on nipples was on Amazon...lemme seee if I can link y'all up

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C8G3T52/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

WOW...they went UP, but maybe the price will drop soon. I got them for about $6 less than that several months ago :/

 

[rhoda_bruce]

I'm looking forward to having a watering system in my various stalls. I don't have my to-do list all numbered out yet though, so not sure when, exactly it will occur.

 

[pinkfox]

yup amazon does seem to be the cheapest overall, especially wh you nee dother stuff and can combine for the free shipping.