For the past 2 years keeping fresh water available for my flock during the winter here in the North East has been a real challenge. I have purchased the plastic heated water containers but they all have cracked during the winter and quite honestly are a pain to fill.
My family and I started raising chickens last spring. We raised 5 Rhode Island Reds from chicks and added 4 more this year all seemed very healthy. About 1 week ago I found one of the older ones dead in the run, there was no signs of foul play. Yesterday I was checking on them after work and...