This was a rough Midwest winter with a few lows of -30'F nights and highs of -10'F during the days. I must say my waterer (with heater) & horz nipples worked well. Last year with the vertical nipples, they froze during the polar blasts, but the water inside the bucket was liquid. This year no...
I made a switch this winter to the horiz nipples in my water bucket. So far I like them! They drip less during use than the vertical type & are positioned more inside the bucket. Although my water never froze last winter, the vertical nipples iced over when we got down below 8-9'F. The drips...