EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

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Morning all..


The temps are not in my best interest outside today, so I might be here most the day......


I was so getting use to the warmer winter weather....
 
BantyChooks said:
Yeah, I always have a spare.

I'm just glad I dumped mine, or I'd have to stomp on them for a while.....
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One of the turkeys knocked the waterer off the heated base the other day. What a pain when the water freezes on it's side. the cover is frozen to the bottom, and they do not want to open. I had to bring it into the house to thaw before I could open it.
 
duluthralphie said:
One of the turkeys knocked the waterer off the heated base the other day. What a pain when the water freezes on it's side. the cover is frozen to the bottom, and they do not want to open. I had to bring it into the house to thaw before  I could open it.
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What kind of heater do you use? All I can find is ones that are only good down to something silly like 10°.... Yeah, like that's gonna help any....
 
BantyChooks said:
What kind of heater do you use? All I can find is ones that are only good down to something silly like 10°.... Yeah, like that's gonna help any....
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I use the metal/steel water founts and a heated base. I have to chip the water out of the trough part on some days as it is ice but not frozen solid a lot of the time. I also have rubber "dog" dishes I can put water in and break the ice out the next day. The chickens learn to drink fast when I give them their water.

The double digit below zero days are not a fun time for me as I have to go out and water them everyday. There is no good waterer for the real cold. I have tried hay bales and insulation around the waterers, that does not help either.

I have a petition going to petition God to change the freezing temp for water to -20F. I think it is looking hopeful.
 
duluthralphie said:
I use the metal/steel water founts and a heated base.  I have to chip the water out of the trough part on some days as it is ice but not frozen solid a lot of the time.  I also have rubber "dog" dishes I can put water in and break the ice out the next day. The chickens learn to drink fast when I give them their water.

The  double digit below zero days are not a fun time for me as I have to go out and water them everyday.    There is no good waterer for the real cold.  I have tried hay bales and insulation around the waterers, that does not help either.

I have a petition going to petition God to change the freezing temp for water to -20F.  I think it is looking hopeful.
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:lau Well, don't throw all your heated waterers out just yet... Somehow I still think you'll need them.
 

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