I use a 3-quart vacuum-insulated pail and change the water first thing in the morning and again late in the day. It works well for me winter and summer.
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I have two of these bowls and I LOVE them!!! Tough little things, never froze even when covered by 2 feet of snow... Still had liquid water under all of that! I don't have roosters though, so no issues with wet wattles and frostbite.I use a heated dog bowl as well.
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You can get heated buckets. Some of my friends have them and it seems to work well for their ducks.Can anyone recommend a large heated waterer that would be better suited for geese & ducks? Last winter I had such a challenging time with my geese splashing all the water out of my small heated chicken water bowl. Looking for other ideas for this winter....something maybe that holds more water. I'm in western NC in the mountains and it gets quite cold here.
This is the best one by far I have found for ducks. Comes in 3 gallon and 4.5 gallon, its rubber so you don't have to deal with the plastic cracking and it's rated down to -35F so you won't have to worry about it ever freezing.Can anyone recommend a large heated waterer that would be better suited for geese & ducks? Last winter I had such a challenging time with my geese splashing all the water out of my small heated chicken water bowl. Looking for other ideas for this winter....something maybe that holds more water. I'm in western NC in the mountains and it gets quite cold here.
That’s the one my sil gifted me. I’ve had to replace the dome once in 6 years but it works well. My girls are piggies and try to stand in the watering so cleaning more often is required and that means using the kitchen sink during cold snaps. Great product. The dog heater would be used for a bathtub w my less than brilliant girls.I've used a heated dog bowl but my rooster and two WLH hens got frostbite on their wattles because they would get wet when they got a drink and we had a really cold, cold snap.
I switched to this heated base fount waterer that I keep at chest height and it works great.
I'm also in zone 5b.
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I'll definitely look into this- thanks! They make such a mess with the smaller bowls that are designed for chickens.This is the best one by far I have found for ducks. Comes in 3 gallon and 4.5 gallon, its rubber so you don't have to deal with the plastic cracking and it's rated down to -35F so you won't have to worry about it ever freezing.
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