Frostbite

[llombardo]

I plan on having the cord run through pvc into a closed bucket with a power strip. I have 4-5 things to run on that side alone. I've made my own electric cord protectors, so they can't get to them either.

I was never putting a heat lamp in with them--just straw.

 

[chickens really]

I plan on having the cord run through pvc into a closed bucket with a power strip. I have 4-5 things to run on that side alone. I've made my own electric cord protectors, so they can't get to them either.

I was never putting a heat lamp in with them--just straw.

A GFI will shut off instantly if something fails.

 

[Callender Girl]

My runner ducks survived a truly frigid Iowa winter with no frostbite. Their pool was frozen over, but they sometimes still bathed in their heated dog watering dish with no ill effects. Maybe I was just lucky last winter, but I'm crossing my fingers again this year.

I do layer straw on in the bottom of their run, although they never seem to mind the cold. It makes me feel much better!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have 12 gauge electrical cords that I run my heated buckets off of and none lay on the ground. I have used screws to hold most of my wood to my heated buckets and dog heated buckets since I feed FF yr round .