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Quote: I see your set up but not the deicers in the buckets. Sorry the pics were taken in the summer. The chord of the heater is tied to the hose and hangs in the bucket.

And when it gets to -25 you will have an ice cube with a long leash.

Quote: I was looking at one of these online yesterday because I'm thinking of trying the 5 gallon bucket with the nipple waterers. My only concern for using these indoors is that some water will end up on the coop floor and make a mess. Does anyone use this setup outside all year long? Let...

Quote: At 1500 watts it should work. It's going to be expensive to run though. The purchase price and electric cost is going to be a lot more than aquarium heater. Think of it like running three brooder lights simultaneously. Actually it will most likely use the same or possibly less...

I use a bird bath de-icer. They are rated for 10 gallons, don't get hot enough to melt plastic, and are pretty durable. You can see our set up on my page. We have to get pretty serious about freezing water, gets cold here, and stays that way for a while. In the summer, we clean the deicers up...