@ MountainManfowl. I know you said Silly but I have a new coaching rooster about 6 months old. If your interested let me know or if you know anybody that is interested let me know I'm living Colorado Springs
The idea behind the copper watering nipples is that coppers better heat conductor and when you have a fish tank heater for any kind of heater in your watering system the nipples are less likely to freeze. All I have is a 5-gallon watering bucket with vertical nip nipples and a fish tank heater...
I have a 5 gallon water bucket with vertical nipples I'm using an aqua heat EcoPlus fish tank heater 820 volts 60 Hertz 200 watts and a PETCO air bubbler. Temperatures during the day low 30's hi twenties overnight low twenties its my first year with chickens I have 10 and I live in Colorado...
I have great news!! My heated water busket worked perfictly. No frozen nipples all day and night long. I am super excited i could use things i already had in my storage
We got all my ladys together yesterday. Only one fight in the morning and alot of avoiding and running around. 1 of my 3 new ladys is silly hopping sidways to follow the other. Had me dien!!
Thank you and yes all went well and my ladys are all together. Final! So we dusted everyone befor we put the new ladys in with the others the OG ladys got frazzled one went into the old coop and the new coop and shes not suposed to be in there yet. But shes gonna stay there for tonight
These are my 3 new ladys and they have been in quarantine for 2 weeks today. I have checked them and they look good to me but my friend is comen later to check them for me cuz this is my 1st year and hes been doin it for 4 years. Finaly all my ladys together at last!!