Nose fill drinkers for sheep?

[Andyt880]

Anyone using these nose fill type drinkers for sheep when inside?
I am thinking of trying 1 or 2.
I’m fed up with the standard self fill bowls overflowing and need a few replacements anyway.

Nose Fill Drink Bowl | JFC Agri | DBL5

The 2L Nose Fill Drink Bowl - is fitted with a nose fill valve which dispenses water on demand ensuring fresh water is always available. (wall fixed)

jfcagri.com

Suevia Drinking bowl + enticement basin - Other drinking troughs

This Suevia drinking bowl with enticement basin to teach calves, sheep, goats and dogs to drink independently. The enticement basin is ideal for teaching young animals to drink enough water on their own.

www.msschippers.co.uk

I like the look of the ones in the second link. They are cast iron. Both are a similar price.
Never used this nose fill type of drinker before.

 

[neilo]

What stops them playing with it, making it run over?

 

[onesiedale]

been using these for calves at grass. Would think that they would be good for sheep too

 

[Forever Fendt]

we have loads of those Fisher ones here that have been removed they were always a problem,Replaced them with the French ones and they are faultless but a fair bit more cost and they have a drain plug in the bottom that is handy but not nose fill they have a float valve in them

 

[Andyt880]

What stops them playing with it, making it run over?

Yes I suppose they could play with it and make it over flow, hadn’t thought of that

 

[Benr]

We have recently put in JFC Micro Drinking bowls with the Opella valves and they are rated to 10 bar. We have got high water pressure and they shut off really well and don’t over fill

 

[mar]

been using these for calves at grass. Would think that they would be good for sheep too

Is that the Kiwitech drinking troughs https://www.kiwitech.uk/

 

[onesiedale]

Is that the Kiwitech drinking troughs https://www.kiwitech.uk/

Yes

 

[neilo]

We have recently put in JFC Micro Drinking bowls with the Opella valves and they are rated to 10 bar. We have got high water pressure and they shut off really well and don’t over fill

I’ve always found those to be unreliable after a while, either developing a constant drip, or the float rotating upwards by itself from the constant on/off cycles. I would actively avoid any drinker with those valves in now.

I put a couple in with brass valves a little over 12 months ago, and haven’t had to touch them yet. Not quite as good as a ‘proper’ ball clock I suspect, but next best thing in a small space:

JFC Micro Drinker | Feeding & Handling | Mole Valley Farmers

JFC Micro Drinker is a double Walled Bowl designed to run off a header tank. No brackets required. Supplied with Ball-valve & drain-off.

www.molevalleyfarmers.com

:

Available elsewhere too obviously (I don’t have a MVF locally anyway), but link shows the type clearly.

 

[Ewe2]

I’ve always found those to be unreliable after a while, either developing a constant drip, or the float rotating upwards by itself from the constant on/off cycles. I would actively avoid any drinker with those valves in now.

I put a couple in with brass valves a little over 12 months ago, and haven’t had to touch them yet. Not quite as good as a ‘proper’ ball clock I suspect, but next best thing in a small space:

JFC Micro Drinker | Feeding & Handling | Mole Valley Farmers

JFC Micro Drinker is a double Walled Bowl designed to run off a header tank. No brackets required. Supplied with Ball-valve & drain-off.

www.molevalleyfarmers.com

:

Available elsewhere too obviously (I don’t have a MVF locally anyway), but link shows the type clearly.

This. We had a dozen JFC micro bowls with Opella valves in our sheep shed, which were constantly giving trouble. We changed all the valves to the brass type five years ago. They’ve worked perfectly ever since.

 

[Gulli]

I find my ewes really struggle with nose fill drinkers as they dont get their heads into the bowl far enough to push the thing to make it fill.
Would always use ball valves