Freeze free water recs?

[vjbakke]

We live in MN so we know we'll need to do something this winter to keep the girls water from freezing. I have seen the ones you can buy and plug in but they are to large for our coop. We have room for about a 1 gallon fount. We have the red bottom one right now. Any recommendations or home made ones?

 

[JackE]

I built mine from this link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=107951

I put a 40W bulb in mine, and it did the job for me. It cost me less than $5 to build it.
Jack

 

[bambi]

I purchased a small warming dog bowl @ walmart for my coop works great and it is deep enough to keep litter/shavings out of the water as well.

 

[vjbakke]

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ok, thats sounds like it could work, do you fill it everyday then? Did you set it on anything to raise it up? I fill our 1 gallon half full just about everyday. It got too dirty if I fill it all the way, was wasting too much water.

 

[bambi]

It all depends how much they are drinking I don't remember filling it more than once a day but I give fresh water daily . I did not elevate the dish.

 

[vjbakke]

Thanks! My walmart has one and I think that will work great!

 

[Tofer76]

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thats what i use too and i check everyday to make sure its clean
i also have a bucket w 3 poultry nippes in the bottom and a deicer in it