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Anyone else use the LICK-IT water heads in their pens. I have three pens set up on these and I wondering if the dog really gets enough water using one of these. Sounds crazy as they can drink all they want. What got me to thinking is from time to time I will get a complete blood test done on a dog. Not a yearly thing but if suspect something might be wrong or a tick illness. Well I have had three dogs tested over the last couple years and two dogs showed they were slightly dehydrated. Both of these dogs were on the auto water system that they lick and they get water out of. The one with the bucket of water in the pen was fine. Anyone else experience something like this?

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I've been using these waterers for over 15 years. I have never seen any difference in any of my dogs than when I used buckets.

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I can't see any difference in the dogs either and not sure there is. Just thought it unusual that the dogs that lick the waterer showed some slight dehydration. They are still on them and doing good, I guess.

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Have been using them for a pretty good while myself. Dogs seem to be doing fine. Have coon, bird, and foxdogs on them. Sure don't miss having to clean water buckets every couple of days.

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the thing I have found out over the years with those systems, regardless of what species or size of water nipple, is you need to test the flow on a regular basis. its easy to do with a measuring cup, just stick it under there press down and time how long it takes to get what ever amount in the measuring cup that is your goal.

I have worked around them for years and years in systems set up for everything from small dog kennels with just a few pens, to commercial rabbit farms with several hundred holes, to commercial hog farms with populations that number in the thousands.

sooner or later they are going to get restricted or plugged up.......or worse yet leak water all over the place. on the commercial hog farms we were supposed to check every outlet every day, but the reality was that most got checked about once a week or when ever one went off feed. It was nothing to have to replace or repair a few dozen a week on a 3600 sow farm.

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I use them as well. When I first started I also left a bucket of clean water in the kennel to see what the dogs would do and they always went to the licker.

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Doesnt the water in the line get hot in the summertime?

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do you guys have them inside or outside? i was just wondering how they hold up in the winter if the rest of the water line was through the wall into a heated building

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I have one set up for my Lab to use and he seems to get all he needs. He has even learned how to make it work for him a back wash.

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do you guys have them inside or outside? i was just wondering how they hold up in the winter if the rest of the water line was through the wall into a heated building

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We had a freeze here once, I think.

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Originally posted by Harry Middleton
We had a freeze here once, I think.

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I recently started adding a good amount of water to there feed. Just to ensure there hydrated.

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I recently started adding a good amount of water to there feed. Just to ensure there hydrated.

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