diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py
index af2bb92bce5..7b41a3f2f5e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, ServiceCall
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
+from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.issue_registry import IssueSeverity, async_create_issue
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 from .const import ATTR_CONFIG_ENTRY_ID, ATTR_DURATION, CONF_SERIAL_NUMBER, CONF_ZONES
 from .coordinator import RainbirdUpdateCoordinator
 
-PLATFORMS = [Platform.SWITCH, Platform.SENSOR, Platform.BINARY_SENSOR]
+PLATFORMS = [Platform.SWITCH, Platform.SENSOR, Platform.BINARY_SENSOR, Platform.NUMBER]
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -117,11 +118,33 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
 
     async def set_rain_delay(call: ServiceCall) -> None:
         """Service call to delay automatic irrigigation."""
+
         entry_id = call.data[ATTR_CONFIG_ENTRY_ID]
         duration = call.data[ATTR_DURATION]
         if entry_id not in hass.data[DOMAIN]:
             raise HomeAssistantError(f"Config entry id does not exist: {entry_id}")
         coordinator = hass.data[DOMAIN][entry_id]
+
+        entity_registry = er.async_get(hass)
+        entity_ids = (
+            entry.entity_id
+            for entry in er.async_entries_for_config_entry(entity_registry, entry_id)
+            if entry.unique_id == f"{coordinator.serial_number}-rain-delay"
+        )
+        async_create_issue(
+            hass,
+            DOMAIN,
+            "deprecated_raindelay",
+            breaks_in_ha_version="2023.4.0",
+            is_fixable=True,
+            is_persistent=True,
+            severity=IssueSeverity.WARNING,
+            translation_key="deprecated_raindelay",
+            translation_placeholders={
+                "alternate_target": next(entity_ids, "unknown"),
+            },
+        )
+
         await coordinator.controller.set_rain_delay(duration)
 
     hass.services.async_register(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/number.py b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/number.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac1ea961870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/number.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+"""The number platform for rainbird."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from homeassistant.components.number import NumberEntity
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
+from homeassistant.const import UnitOfTime
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
+from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
+
+from .const import DOMAIN
+from .coordinator import RainbirdUpdateCoordinator
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def async_setup_entry(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: ConfigEntry,
+    async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
+) -> None:
+    """Set up entry for a Rain Bird number platform."""
+    async_add_entities(
+        [
+            RainDelayNumber(
+                hass.data[DOMAIN][config_entry.entry_id],
+            )
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+class RainDelayNumber(CoordinatorEntity[RainbirdUpdateCoordinator], NumberEntity):
+    """A number implemnetaiton for the rain delay."""
+
+    _attr_native_min_value = 0
+    _attr_native_max_value = 14
+    _attr_native_step = 1
+    _attr_native_unit_of_measurement = UnitOfTime.DAYS
+    _attr_icon = "mdi:water-off"
+    _attr_name = "Rain delay"
+    _attr_has_entity_name = True
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        coordinator: RainbirdUpdateCoordinator,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize the Rain Bird sensor."""
+        super().__init__(coordinator)
+        self._attr_unique_id = f"{coordinator.serial_number}-rain-delay"
+        self._attr_device_info = coordinator.device_info
+
+    @property
+    def native_value(self) -> float | None:
+        """Return the value reported by the sensor."""
+        return self.coordinator.data.rain_delay
+
+    async def async_set_native_value(self, value: float) -> None:
+        """Update the current value."""
+        await self.coordinator.controller.set_rain_delay(value)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/strings.json
index 642612b11d2..f950146f160 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/strings.json
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@
     "deprecated_yaml": {
       "title": "The Rain Bird YAML configuration is being removed",
       "description": "Configuring Rain Bird in configuration.yaml is being removed in Home Assistant 2023.4.\n\nYour configuration has been imported into the UI automatically, however default per-zone irrigation times are no longer supported. Remove the Rain Bird YAML configuration from your configuration.yaml file and restart Home Assistant to fix this issue."
+    },
+    "deprecated_raindelay": {
+      "title": "The Rain Bird Rain Delay Service is being removed",
+      "fix_flow": {
+        "step": {
+          "confirm": {
+            "title": "The Rain Bird Rain Delay Service is being removed",
+            "description": "The Rain Bird service `rainbird.set_rain_delay` is being removed and replaced by a Number entity for managing the rain delay. Any existing automations or scripts will need to be updated to use `number.set_value` with a target of `{alternate_target}` instead."
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/translations/en.json
index 6e6d014f8f4..86fafc8b771 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rainbird/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rainbird/translations/en.json
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@
         }
     },
     "issues": {
+        "deprecated_raindelay": {
+            "fix_flow": {
+                "step": {
+                    "confirm": {
+                        "description": "The Rain Bird service `rainbird.set_rain_delay` is being removed and replaced by a Number entity for managing the rain delay. Any existing automations or scripts will need to be updated to use `number.set_value` with a target of `{alternate_target}` instead.",
+                        "title": "The Rain Bird Rain Delay Service is being removed"
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            "title": "The Rain Bird Rain Delay Service is being removed"
+        },
         "deprecated_yaml": {
             "description": "Configuring Rain Bird in configuration.yaml is being removed in Home Assistant 2023.4.\n\nYour configuration has been imported into the UI automatically, however default per-zone irrigation times are no longer supported. Remove the Rain Bird YAML configuration from your configuration.yaml file and restart Home Assistant to fix this issue.",
             "title": "The Rain Bird YAML configuration is being removed"
diff --git a/tests/components/rainbird/test_init.py b/tests/components/rainbird/test_init.py
index 7a8eb17bf1d..e8e9f76d312 100644
--- a/tests/components/rainbird/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/rainbird/test_init.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry, ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.const import Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
-from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr, issue_registry as ir
 
 from .conftest import (
     ACK_ECHO,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async def test_communication_failure(
     ] == config_entry_states
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("platforms", [[Platform.SENSOR]])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("platforms", [[Platform.NUMBER, Platform.SENSOR]])
 async def test_rain_delay_service(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     setup_integration: ComponentSetup,
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ async def test_rain_delay_service(
 
     assert len(aioclient_mock.mock_calls) == 1
 
+    issue_registry: ir.IssueRegistry = ir.async_get(hass)
+    issue = issue_registry.async_get_issue(
+        domain=DOMAIN, issue_id="deprecated_raindelay"
+    )
+    assert issue
+    assert issue.translation_placeholders == {
+        "alternate_target": "number.rain_bird_controller_rain_delay"
+    }
+
 
 async def test_rain_delay_invalid_config_entry(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
diff --git a/tests/components/rainbird/test_number.py b/tests/components/rainbird/test_number.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5480da6ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/rainbird/test_number.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+"""Tests for rainbird number platform."""
+
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components import number
+from homeassistant.components.rainbird import DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
+from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ENTITY_ID, Platform
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
+
+from .conftest import (
+    ACK_ECHO,
+    RAIN_DELAY,
+    RAIN_DELAY_OFF,
+    SERIAL_NUMBER,
+    ComponentSetup,
+    mock_response,
+)
+
+from tests.test_util.aiohttp import AiohttpClientMocker
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def platforms() -> list[str]:
+    """Fixture to specify platforms to test."""
+    return [Platform.NUMBER]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "rain_delay_response,expected_state",
+    [(RAIN_DELAY, "16"), (RAIN_DELAY_OFF, "0")],
+)
+async def test_number_values(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    setup_integration: ComponentSetup,
+    expected_state: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test sensor platform."""
+
+    assert await setup_integration()
+
+    raindelay = hass.states.get("number.rain_bird_controller_rain_delay")
+    assert raindelay is not None
+    assert raindelay.state == expected_state
+    assert raindelay.attributes == {
+        "friendly_name": "Rain Bird Controller Rain delay",
+        "icon": "mdi:water-off",
+        "min": 0,
+        "max": 14,
+        "mode": "auto",
+        "step": 1,
+        "unit_of_measurement": "d",
+    }
+
+
+async def test_set_value(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    setup_integration: ComponentSetup,
+    aioclient_mock: AiohttpClientMocker,
+    responses: list[str],
+    config_entry: ConfigEntry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test setting the rain delay number."""
+
+    assert await setup_integration()
+
+    device_registry = dr.async_get(hass)
+    device = device_registry.async_get_device({(DOMAIN, SERIAL_NUMBER)})
+    assert device
+    assert device.name == "Rain Bird Controller"
+
+    aioclient_mock.mock_calls.clear()
+    responses.append(mock_response(ACK_ECHO))
+
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        number.DOMAIN,
+        number.SERVICE_SET_VALUE,
+        {
+            ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "number.rain_bird_controller_rain_delay",
+            number.ATTR_VALUE: 3,
+        },
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+
+    assert len(aioclient_mock.mock_calls) == 1