No one said it would be perfect but if it's perfect for one's needs - then it's perfect!
I quit having chickens after getting a friendly, non-aggressive peck & ended up in the hospital (long story but also a LONG illness. Now I stick to ducks & geese. But I have to control myself when I see the ads on the chickens.)
Was wondering . . . I used the deep litter method (LARGE shavings) in my coops which has the same effect of heating up & my 'girls' snuggling down into the warm shavings on the coop bottom. If it kept my girls from freezing, wonder if it would work for water.
I kept several large coffee pots of water atop the wood stove in cold weather. The coops & run is close to the back door so I snag a pot on my way out & pour enough on top of the water if needed.
The geese/ducks seem to do a good job of keeping a hole going - with one punch the hole is completely out with a small hammer or melt out with a little hot water. (Never had a 'burn' issue. They learn easily to wait til I'm done but what little hot water is used cools instantly anyway
. )
I quit having chickens after getting a friendly, non-aggressive peck & ended up in the hospital (long story but also a LONG illness. Now I stick to ducks & geese. But I have to control myself when I see the ads on the chickens.)
Was wondering . . . I used the deep litter method (LARGE shavings) in my coops which has the same effect of heating up & my 'girls' snuggling down into the warm shavings on the coop bottom. If it kept my girls from freezing, wonder if it would work for water.
I kept several large coffee pots of water atop the wood stove in cold weather. The coops & run is close to the back door so I snag a pot on my way out & pour enough on top of the water if needed.
The geese/ducks seem to do a good job of keeping a hole going - with one punch the hole is completely out with a small hammer or melt out with a little hot water. (Never had a 'burn' issue. They learn easily to wait til I'm done but what little hot water is used cools instantly anyway
. )
