Never saw it.
How about, 'You might be a redneck if you were born in Alaska, moved to Washington and finally to the Ozark foothills in SW MO and singlehandedly built a farm'.
I'm sure I'll come up with something. All I have to do is look around me.
Jeff Foxwothy was my brother's favorite comedian.
I'm more of a Rodney Dangerfield, Lewis Black, Jon Stewart, Ali Wong kind of fan.
canned salmon is 25+ cents per ounce, mackerel is 10.
For chickens and trapping coons, that's the way to go.
If I remember correctly, a friend that has a locavore farm had consulted with a poultry nutritionist who told her she could go up to 5% fishmeal in the feed before there is an issue. You may want to test that number.
Those are perfect. Indestructible. I used to put a birdbath heater in them which worked well but as you said, you can just beat the hell out of them to get the ice out.
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Congrats. Are you using proportional or on/off output control to the heat element?
I bought 2 of the Farm Innovators 3 gallon heated water founts. They worked but that's all the good I can say about them. They are the most poorly designed piece of poultry equipment I've ever owned.
I had one hanging in a tree all winter and it kept the water thawed so it did its job.
If the power goes out, the water tray will freeze and when power comes back on, the water inside will thaw but not warm enough to thaw the water pan so it is still solid ice.
I've filled my boots with water (at zero degrees) more times than I was able to fill it and get it hung successfully.
The reservoir portion is extremely thin and flimsy plastic. It screws on to the heated base like most founts but the tabs are too short and narrow so that if there's much weight, it just pulls off the base soaking you. So even though it is a 3 gallon, don't dare put more than 2 gallons in it and expect to turn it over without it coming apart.
It is supposed to hang but the handle was poorly designed and didn't hang level so the water would all pour out. In order to get it to hang properly, I had to drill a hole in the handle and install a hook in it.
I got them out to use on a couple coops a couple weeks ago when this deep freeze was moving in. I brought the first one into the kitchen and cleaned it thoroughly, I put 2 gallons of water in it and was carrying it out when the top shattered into a dozen pieces filling the hallway with water.
I went to get the second one and tapped the top with my finger to test it and my finger went right through.
Junk.
I went on a rant to them and apparently they partially redesigned it.
Introducing while free ranging works pretty good. However, I think it works better when they both already have their established harem. Then they usually stick with their flock and don't interact.
Adding a bird to an established flock is always a problem regardless of sex.
It was clever. Eventually it becomes second nature and one doesn't have to think about it any more.
I've become quite the expert at draining hoses when it drops to freezing. It takes all day to thaw a hose at 35.
It's a chicken. Sorry for being flippant but there are dozens of breeds/varieties that look like that at that age.
Can you narrow it down for us?
Lots of ways to build one but I'm beginning to embrace the Arduino.
I have plans to use them for automatic doors, coop lighting, heated auto water, as well as incubators.
I have one recommendation for a refrigerator or any similar sized incubator is to design it sufficiently to get the heat to the bottom. Whether that be heat element placement, fans, ducting or whatever. Otherwise anything too tall will have thermal stratification. Top racks will be warmer than bottom racks.
My all time favorite thermometer is this Thermoworks one which is accurate to ±0.9°F with adjustable calibration.
http://www.thermoworks.com/RT301WA
A Brinsea spot check is extremely accurate but I prefer the Thermoworks one because the Brinsea, while accurate, if it falls outside a narrow range it just reads L or H for low or high. So you don't know how low or how high.
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As in, a high point?
Bud has been my choice since returning from Germany. No Lutz Bier here.
Are you a Stroh's guy?
I haven't watched a down of football this year. Was a fan till the Rams left.
Are those the people with black Penedesencas?
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If it's already humid, closing up the coop just makes it worse.
Unless heated, by 5AM it will be just as cold inside as out whether it is closed up or not.
. I let you know when we do have one. 
