Great with less space and cleaner than and less spillage than the round waterers for chicks in brooder!!!! Liked all the parts that come with it. For thus single waterer kit, the lid does not stay on very well and always pops off when picking it up to refill. My chicks have also climbed up on top and knocked the lid off or into the water. A combo kit option from the renza-coop store is available w the same size feeder and waterer that includes a sturdier pointed lid instead of the flip easy fill lid and fits much better. I swapped the lids and am using the flip lid from this product for the little feeder instead. The easy flip door on the top of the lid that came in this kit is a good idea (and prob fine if waterer is attached to cage or wall) but doesnt matter when the lid doesnt stay on when picking it up and you have to refill with the lid off anyway. This is due to the plastic giving somewhat when held.
This was the first rent a coop product i tried besides their net fence and i do love the smaller attachment for the waterer the chicks can use by tapping the button/knob. I started them off with the cup and then switched to the knob because its cleaner imo. I love that all the parts come with it and you can change out the attachment based on what animal or age of animal. Comes w the cupn the nipple, and knob along w the spring to attach to a cage. Super cool!
If you choose the cup i recommend getting the cup covers from the company store as well. Keeps the cups a lot cleaner! But the cups do not work unless you have the container raised up or hanging or attached to cage/wall since the cups sit lower than the container. And if the container is sitting on the cups, they tilt slightly, pouring the water out. The mini cups w knob thst animal has to press for water to floe is easy for chicks and chickens to learn quickly and has less water loss. Chicks will still manage to get dirt in the mini cup but there is a lip where the knob is that allows the ester to hit the lip first so they can get cleaner water. Thus, I transition to that once they've gotten used to the new waterer. It can sit on the ground unlike the bigger cup.
Love that all the cup/knob/nipple attachments are interchangeable with any size waterer from this brand. I love that they all are included so you xan try out and use whichever is best for your animals or seap out as they grow and I have now switched to these waterers for all of my chickens of all stages.