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UPDATE! We recently had below zero nights and the nipples did seem to freeze up. I took out the livestock tank heater from the large (2 coop) tote waterer and put in two aquarium heaters, one on each end. I sunk the heaters with duck decoy anchors and put them over two fo the three nipples on...

Quote: One of the reasons I went with the tote was to be able to fit the livestock heater with the protective cage on it. The cage won't fit in a bucket. The cage is designed to use the heater with plastic.

Quote: It may not be a bad idea, but as of yet I haven't. The aquarium heater keeps the water at around 65 degrees. A little warmer than necessary and the heater is running a lot.

Quote: The aquarium heater is designed for a 2 to 15 gallon aquarium and I believe is a 25 watt heater. I'm not sure of the wattage for the livestock tank heater, but it is the smallest (and the cheapest) they sell at the local feed stores. I haven't gotten a electric bill since I turned them...

Here are two of the waters I made this year for my layers. This is a five gallon bucket using a aquarium heater and nipples. So far we have gotten down to 12 F this year and the nipples haven't frozen. The next water straddles the wall between two coops in the chicken barn. It's made of a 21...