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Quote: You have repeated this a couple times- and actually, for me, it wouldnt be easier to install water lines and a spigot out there. I don't have a barn, I have chickens in my backyard. I have a water spigot out there, but a hose would freeze in the cold we have- and when the water comes...

Today, I took my full hot tea kettle out there and poured water in the waterer. Melted that ice right down to luke warm water. (Okay, fine- I also made the girls hot oatmeal...) I was very proud of this mornings' ingeniousness.

I am feeling better now. Of course, it is time to go back out and see if their water is frozen. I have electricity out there. I have a heat lamp in the coop. However, putting their water in there just gives them an uncontrollable urge to build shavings mountains so they can fill the waterer...

I am frozen- and I have decided that I really DO NOT LIKE carrying water out to the chickens in freezing weather! AND...no matter how careful I am, it sloshes on me. So, then I have wet arm/leg trying to get in chicken yard while they are trying to get out. I put their waterer on cinder blocks...