Recent content by Hemedinger

Excellent! & Yes insulating with a fiberglass wrap or on lines, an insulating wrap works great. Some folks use heating tape (like that used in egg incubation units). Naturally using heating tape requires an energy source.

I see the fear of using house power for heating bird watering founts; but forget that fear and go with a simple 40-60W bulb format. Remember, old time Christmas lights used 110VAC power and lay in snow or water for weeks at a time. I took a 1/2 cinder block (about 4"x4") and chipped a notch on...

Had a relative experience, but I tried a trick to make the hens believe I was Papa! It worked....funny to say. First off...12-14 hours of light is necessary, better a Red or other color bulb works best when it is dark out and they go to roost. Now what I did in the morning when I greeted my...

See my report under Hemedinger. Zinc was the answer.

For what its worth...my surviving bird was in a bad state of affairs; looked like the grim reaper was about to make his appearance. I crushed some ZINC 500mg tablets, some of which I left in layer mash and the rest in distilled water. When the zinc seemed be dissolved in the water, I used an...