LilyBird
In the Brooder
Right now I have a hardware store bucket with vertical poultry nipples on the bottom and a bucket deicer in the bottom of the bucket. Its keeping the water from freezing, but my birds are soaking themselves! My Silkie looked like a drown rat this afternoon.
So, I need something that is going to do the following for us:
- MUST withstand the cold temps (-40C)
- Water needs to be clean (I like that nothing can get into my current set up)
- Needs to be large (I have 9 birds and the water needs to be enough to last a few days at a time)
- Needs to work for both bantam and large breed
What is the best set up that will work for us??? All I keep hearing is a heated dog bowl, but I can see that getting filthy and needing to be washed and filled multiple times a day (which we don't have time for).
So, I need something that is going to do the following for us:
- MUST withstand the cold temps (-40C)
- Water needs to be clean (I like that nothing can get into my current set up)
- Needs to be large (I have 9 birds and the water needs to be enough to last a few days at a time)
- Needs to work for both bantam and large breed
What is the best set up that will work for us??? All I keep hearing is a heated dog bowl, but I can see that getting filthy and needing to be washed and filled multiple times a day (which we don't have time for).