Water hanging cup is like nipple waterers, have a valve that must be tapped for water to flow, but also feature a small cup beneath the valve to allow for some water to be retained. The water in the cup may be more prone to freezing than nipple waterers or higher-volume traditional waterers.
What answers the question of the types of chicken or their sizes in terms of age depend majorly on training. If a young bird is trained to use hanging cup to drink it will. The fact remains that all chickens can use it irrespective of their species if they are being trained to use it. But basically, this water system is suitable for BROILERS because they tends to drink excess water and the valve will preserve water for them to drink more than enough.
Waterers with Cups: better lower than higher. The ideal height for a cup waterer is such that the rim of a cup is at the height of the back of your chickens. In the real world, chickens come in many sizes and they change sizes so you will need to put it low enough that everyone can drink. Some folks have multiple waterers at varying heights. Some use chick waters until they are big enough to reach. You might have noticed that chickens will often take a sip from a low down dish and then lift and tilt their heads to run the water down their throat. So if the cup is on the low side they can still do this, it just won't be as easy or as fast.
Chicken nipples are a handy little device designed to give water to chickens with minimal mess. They are small devices that look a bit like a spark plug. They screw into a bucket or similar water holder. When pecked at, the device releases a few drops of water to the chicken. There are two styles available; side mount and under mount. It is designed to cut down on wasted water that usually dampens bedding or makes puddles on the floor. This is a great improvement over regular drinker which slop water all over the place when bumped or jostled by the birds.
A trough or hanging waterer should be at approximately chicken-shoulder height, while a cup or nipple system should be at head-height. You want a trough waterer to be as high as possible (so it gets dirtied less), but not so high that it's difficult for your birds to reach. Usually, about 6 inches above the ground is a good place to start. Nipple and cup systems are most comfortable for chickens to drink from when they're positioned so that they're more or less at beak height. Do make sure every bird can reach water.
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