Freezing water

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That's a flood light?
Looks like a CFL or a ceramic heat 'bulb'.

Ya, I took that pic in spring when I changed it our for a 75 watt because it didnt need a lot of heat. I adjust it accordingly, sorry for the confusion, lol

 

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I have also used a regular household 100 watt bulb. For most of you it would work great, but at about 20 below the water does freeze up.

 

[KarynVA]

I have a 5 gallon plastic waterer with horizontal nipples. So far, I've been keeping a small plastic bottle filled with salt water floating in the waterer and that has worked up to now. We'll see once it gets consistently below freezing for more hours overnight but I am keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[aart]

I have a 5 gallon plastic waterer with horizontal nipples. So far, I've been keeping a small plastic bottle filled with salt water floating in the waterer and that has worked up to now. We'll see once it gets consistently below freezing for more hours overnight but I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Salt water container will freeze later than the rest, but it won't keep the rest from freezing.
How much freezing temps do you get where you are?

 

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I have a 5 gallon plastic waterer with horizontal nipples. So far, I've been keeping a small plastic bottle filled with salt water floating in the waterer and that has worked up to now. We'll see once it gets consistently below freezing for more hours overnight but I am keeping my fingers crossed!

I have read about this, would love to know how it works for you! I have one coop with no hydro that is a real pain!

 

[KarynVA]

I don't have electricity to the coop, so I need to figure out something I can put in the waterer that will keep the water continuously agitated. I bet there is something for aquarium use I could try, but I don't want to spend a lot of $$$.

 

[NatJ]

I don't have electricity to the coop, so I need to figure out something I can put in the waterer that will keep the water continuously agitated. I bet there is something for aquarium use I could try, but I don't want to spend a lot of $$$.

If it's meant to agitate aquarium water, it certainly requires some kind of power.
Most would plug into the wall, but a few might run on batteries.
An aquarium seems to have LOTS of stuff that needs to plug in.

 

[DaisyG2317]

I use the "Farm Innovators Heated Poultry Fount". It is thermostatic controlled and comes on when it is 35 degrees or lower. We have a standalone RV plug-in on its own breaker so I ran a heavy gauge extension cord from the outlet to the fountain because there is no power to the coop. So far it is has worked great.

 

[vantain]

I water three pens in an 8x12 shed with one waterer.
Set a patio stone on the floor, put a chimney liner block on top, and a floodlight in a metal headlamp holder, then top with another patio stone.
I arranged my pens to all meet at the waterer.
Best set up ever, and it keeps water thawed at below 30 temps in northern Canada

I like how you shared the waterer with different pens. Very cool.