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post #1 of 26
9/16/11 at 2:01pm
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can anyone give me any suggestions on how to keep my water from freezing .i live in central ontario canada.

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post #2 of 26
9/16/11 at 2:19pm

I'm trying to figure the same thing out myself. I'm planning on insulating the coop in the hopes that helps, but if not, I thought about lagging the pvc pipe, but then I'd need another pipe over the top to stop the hens pecking the foam... hu

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post #3 of 26
9/16/11 at 2:22pm

I use one of these

http://www.chickencoopsource.com/chicken-coop-accessories/feeders-&-waterers/3gallonheatedwaterer.cfm?TID=MBC051-1&source=channel_intelligence_gbase&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=MBC051-1

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post #4 of 26
9/16/11 at 2:24pm

There really aren't many choices.  A heated dog water bowl is probably the easiest, or you can build a heater for your waterer for a few bucks with a cookie tin and lamp socket -- if you have power.  Some use those large black rubber livestock pans because they are easy to break ice out of.

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Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

BYC Troubleshooting article -- click here

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post #5 of 26
9/16/11 at 2:27pm
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There really aren't many choices.  A heated dog water bowl is probably the easiest, or you can build a heater for your waterer for a few bucks with a cookie tin and lamp socket -- if you have power.  Some use those large black rubber livestock pans because they are easy to break ice out of.


I agree.  The over-sized heated dog dishes are inexpensive and work very well.  I find the bowl itself to be too limiting on water, so I just set a small, one gallon pail into the bucket and it works like a charm.  Once we get down to -20F, I am carrying water twice a day.  Nothing works at those temps.  The hens appreciate the warm water anyhow.  Thank goodness, it only gets that cold for a few weeks.

 

 

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post #6 of 26
9/16/11 at 4:26pm

Do the heated waterers and water bowls get that slime coating?

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post #7 of 26
9/16/11 at 5:18pm

Hi!  I use the heated dog bowl, but they do get it messy pretty quickly.  So, no, they don't get slimy because you have to clean them and re-fill at least once a day.

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post #8 of 26
9/16/11 at 7:01pm

We bought a heated dog bowl for our dog and it quit after one winter. DH is reluctant to buy another (for the dog or the chickens). I'm planning to make a cookie tin heater.

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post #9 of 26
9/16/11 at 7:03pm

Which is why I like setting a small pail into the heated bowl, rather than trying to constantly fill and clean the dog bowl itself.  That isn't fun in zero weather.  By having a few pails, I head out to the coop with a full pail and just swap out the old one.  I bring the old pail into the house to clean and I always have a pail to fill and take out on my next trip to the coop.

 

 

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post #10 of 26
9/16/11 at 7:08pm

If you switch to using the bucket with nipples, I use a small shatter proof fish tank heater about 25Watts.

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