Bird bath heater in water container?

[2468Chickensrgr8]

Good morning everyone ....just wondering if anyone has used a birdbath water heater in their chicken waterer?How did it work for you? Did you have it inside the coop or outside? Thanks
I have been looking at a heated dog dish but I think my 20 chickens would either drink it all up before the days over or make a total mess of it....

 

[miss_thenorth]

I put my waterer inside the dog dish. That seemed to work fine last year.

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

So is your water plastic or galvinized (sp)....and did you place it up higher?.....thanks

 

[LynneP]

Just keep in mind that a birdbath heater is meant to be used outdoors. Does it have a safety label? UL or whatever...and can you keep it away from bedding and burnables?

 

[MagsC]

If you check on the chicken coop section of this site, there is a discussion going on there about making a small solar water heater. Interesting!

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

thanks

 

[jnjross]

they make a pan type heat that you sit the waterer on top of,

 

[miss_thenorth]

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My chicken waterer is one of the plastic red and white ones, and the electric dog bowl is the plastic one--both items bought at TSC. I put the bowl on a cinder block in the barn. Ice would form at the top of the waterer, but there was always water available coming out of the hole to the red part.

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

Merci "Buckets" ! Every one !

 

[miss_thenorth]

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De rien!