This experiment was conducted to study the effects of different drinking methods on growth performance, slaughter performance, feather growth and water consumption of Yangzhou geese during 21 to 70 days of age. One hundred and twenty healthy 21-day-old male Yangzhou geese with similar body weight were randomly divided into 2 groups with 6 replicates per group and 10 geese per replicate. Conventional drinking water (sink drinking water) was used in text group Ⅰ, and nipple drinking water was used in text group Ⅱ. The experiment lasted for 49 days. The results showed as follows:1) the body weight and average daily feed intake at each stage had no significant differences between text group Ⅰ and text group Ⅱ (P>0.05). During 21 to 42 days of age, the feed to gain ratio of text group Ⅱ was significantly lower than that of text group Ⅰ (P<0.05). 2) On 70 days of age, the dressing percentage and percentage of eviscerated yield of text group Ⅱ were significantly lower than those of text group Ⅰ (P<0.05), and the percentage of breast muscle, percentage of leg muscle and percentage of abdominal fat had no significant differences between text group Ⅰ and text group Ⅱ (P>0.05). 3) On 42 days of age, the primary feather length of text group Ⅱ was significantly higher than that of text group Ⅰ (P<0.05). 4) On 70 days of age, the 24 h water consumption of text group Ⅱ was significantly lower than that of text group Ⅰ (P<0.05). In summary, the application of nipple type drinker is beneficial to reduce the waste of feed and water resources of Yangzhou geese during 21 to 70 days of age. In the efficient and large-scale production of meat geese, it is recommended to use a nipple type drinker for water supply.