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  1. echase76

    Winter Water Heated Base Question

    Thanks for all the comments. It seems like the wind was the issue. We have them inside, but the door has a pretty good opening when closed that lets some wind in. last night it was windy and about 15 and the waterer had a bit of ice on the upwind side. We are going to move the waterer to a more...
  2. echase76

    Winter Water Heated Base Question

    Thanks for verifying that below about 15 we will need to keep an eye out for freezing. It was into the teens last night and one edge froze, up but there was still open water. May look to see if I can find a higher wattage base. Looks like mine is only 100 watts and with an 8 gallon waterer the...
  3. echase76

    Winter Water Heated Base Question

    I stole a picture from someone else as I'm not home right now. This is our setup. The problem we have is that as we are getting into the teens at night the open water surface is partially freezing. Concerned for colder temps. Just trying to figure out if this is a natural limitation of the...
  4. echase76

    Winter Water Heated Base Question

    Hi Folks, Been lurking for a while, but am now in need of some advice. We live in Central PA and have been experiencing some nights in the teens with some wind. Our flock has a spot in the unheated barn and we are using an 8 gallon metal waterer with a heated base. My question is our water...
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