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  1. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    It's just I wouldn't want water running into where you have the electrical.
  2. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    What happens when it rains? Looks like this is outside. Maybe under a roof?
  3. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    The cookie tin is a Christmas cookie tin. You can find them everywhere nearer to Christmas. The waterer does touch the tin. Just lightly.
  4. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    I put a 25 watt bulb in a cookie tin. Drilled a couple of holes in it for air circulation. Waterer hangs just above it and works perfectly to keep water from freezing. I used this all winter last year during the polar vortex! Never gets hot. Just lightly warm. It's plugged in outside...
  5. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    I agree Egg Collector. I made one and it has worked perfectly in -25 degree nights. No need to buy anything else.
  6. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    I use the cookie tin with light bulb under the hanging waterer and it works like a charm. We have frigid temps for weeks now.
  7. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    The 25 and now 40 watt bulb in cookie tin works for me. My plastic waterer hangs just above it so that it is barely touching. Temps are going to plummet tonight here in Southern Ontario. So I changed bulb to 40 watt. My chickens are inside a sturdy brick carriage house and I have out down...
  8. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    So far so good with my cookie tin. Temps are below freezing here. I have set ceramic tiles on bricks on top of which I set the cookie tin.it is only warm to the touch.
  9. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    Yes hopefully. That's the idea.
  10. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    We had it on for a couple of hours in the house to test it. It got quite warm to the touch but not hot. I imagine it will be cooler when out in the cold. I have a plastic waterer so I don't want it too hot. I'm going to put bricks under it and around it as I don't want the straw bedding...
  11. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    My hubby just finished the cookie tin heater. It's very festive. Lol. Now let's hope it works. Testing it right now. Cost was only about $14.00. Using a 25 w bulb. Will let u know how it goes.
  12. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    Rooster Rules I was not asking the questions initially. I just commented. Some of us are newbies. I have electricity. I just have to buy or rig something up for the water to stay thawed.
  13. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    Oh wow....really?? Maybe some people work during the day....ever thought of that?
  14. Sharon Bee

    Water freezing

    I agree totally Black Walnut. These forums are for communicating and asking questions.
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