Heated waterer

[chickie_momma]

Anybody ever use this model??? What do you think of it?


http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/heated_poultry_waterer.html

 

[Chickenaddict]

Nope im not paying those prices. I went to walmart and purchased a heated dog bowl for half the price

Its deep enough to where they cant really kick any bedding in it but can still drink from it.

 

[LynneP]

We bought a galvanized 3 gal waterer and heating stand for underneath.
With our winters we also need to keep water from freezing.
I have seen the heated dog bowl waterers, they look very satisfactory.
That's not a bad price for your plastic heated waterer, I hope it works well for you.

 

[Wynette]

I purchased that waterer last fall & used it all last winter. I really like it, and am going to be getting another one this year. It's easy to use, the plug is extremely safe (sort of embeded into the base). I was using a heated dog dish before that, but birds with long wattles dip them into the dog dish and they can then freeze. THIS waterer has a narrow drinking lip, so wattles can't dip into the water & get wet. I put mine up on a cinder block in the coop, and it stayed very clean all winter long.

 

[chickflick]

Think Krisrose has that model. The plastic is very weak, so when she has to turn it over the sides collaspe and water went all over...not fun in winter!!

 

[Frizzledhen]

Here's the same thing only cheaper. It is a hard plastic and one needs to learn to turn it back over after screwing the bottom back on after filling. I would have loved to get these instead of the metal water warmer. But I already have the metal waterers and heaters at a much higher price.

www.americanlivestock.com

 

[fresheggs4u]

I use metal waterers and built my own heater. I used a large cookie tin (like you get as gifts at christmas) mounted a light fixture in it. Used a 75 watt bulb and it worked great. I also bought an in line thermostat used on water line heating tape for $10.00. Total spent was about $15. I simply place my metal waterer on top of the closed tin and it works great.