Bucket De-icer too scary?

[Alaskan]

I have a small bucket de-icer (about 5 inches in diameter) in the water bucket that i keep with the feeder for my chickens and ducks, and another water bucket out in the outer run that freezes and that i refill daily. For some reason, NOBODY will use the bucket with the heater in it.... i can’t figure out why. It sits on the bottom, it’s not floating,

Did you stick your finger in the water? I once had a de-icer that got a short and electrified the water.

Other than the one shocking incident, I have never had an issue with animals caring that a de-icer was in the waterer.

 

[Wallygators]

My chickens get water from an open bucket with cheap heater that I got over 10 years ago & still working fine. No expensive chicken gadgets for me! I add water every day & change the bucket every other day with fresh water. A safety note: Your coop power supply should be plugged into a GFI receptacle outlet. The GFI will trip the power OFF if their is a short in your de-icer.

 

[Cecisflock]

Yeah, mine works great too, but the chickens hate it.

chickens man, so finicky