Getting rough over here

[ChicNmom]

If you have a traditional water heater you should have at least 40 gallons there even though it will initially be rusty it can be filtered. If more rain is expected you can rig up a tarp or large trash bag to capture it in buckets. Also save snow. You should capture as much as possible since you have no idea how long it will take for things to get back to normal. Some of our worst storms up here have left some rural areas without power for 3 or more weeks.

 

[Byrd gal]

So sorry you are dealing with the power outage and water to boot. You could give them the water from canned vegetables that gets drained off.

 

[fanynany]

So sorry you are dealing with the power outage and water to boot. You could give them the water from canned vegetables that gets drained off.

ooo thats smart! bet they’ll enjoy the taste too

 

[FeatheredRaptor]

Waters out. Power is unreliable. Frozen rain last night melted most of the snow into hardpacked ice. I'm getting as much of it as I can into buckets but im not sure how much I can offer my birds when I have children to worry about. I need suggestions for maximizing what little water I have for them, what is the best non-electric way to keep the water that I can offer them liquid?

I’ve had issues with their waters freezing over. I read that you can put a ball in their water to ensure it doesn’t freeze over as the ball with disrupt the top layer. Maybe put an apple in there and let them peck at it to keep it moving and disrupting the surface.

 

[FeatheredRaptor]

Sitting here munching on pickles I wonder if they would drink pickle juice? I know for humans it can replace electrolytes

 

[AmeliaBedelia]

Fill a plastic bottle with very salty water. Make sure it is very well sealed, not 100% full, and sturdy enough they won't peck holes in it. Sink it in the water bucket. The salt water in the bottle will require more coldness to freeze, which helps delay the whole bucket freezinf solid a bit.

Combine it with the "hot rocks" idea, and you may have a winning combo.

 

[LizzzyJo]

So sorry you are dealing with the power outage and water to boot. You could give them the water from canned vegetables that gets drained off.

Oh! Smart!

 

[Artichoke Lover]

You said you power is unreliable if you can afford to spare it try giving them some of the leftover. Specifically fruits and vegetables that will go bad faster than you can eat. It’s not a healthy long term diet but should reduce they’re water needs compared to dry pellets. Also if you have access to a grill or fire pit you can use it to melts the gathered snow and ice when the power is off.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Sitting here munching on pickles I wonder if they would drink pickle juice? I know for humans it can replace electrolytes

I think it would be to salty for them. Like drinking seawater. Could have the opposite effect. I wouldn’t try it.

 

[FeatheredRaptor]

I think it would be to salty for them. Like drinking seawater. Could have the opposite effect. I wouldn’t try it.

Good point