What is the difference between a poultry drinker and a feeder?
I have just bought one that has a 2 Litre resevoir and has one hole to allow the food/water to pass through. This is the only one they had in the shop at the time. Is this a feeder or a drinker and what is the difference between the two?
With one hole, its most likely a waterer. Feeders have multiple holes all along the base (or the cover part stops before it reaches the bottom so food comes out all over). Water will not stay in a feeder (it will just flood out everywhere), and not enough food will not come out of a waterer.
Waterer:
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Feeder:
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