Heating Water

[chickschool]

I love the idea of renting a trench digger and running not only an electrical line but water line as well! Right now I have to haul a hose back and forth everyday and it's a total pain. Does anyone know what type of wiring or hose one would use?

 

[afveteran88]

I used 12-2 UL wire and a 1" black plastic flex hose for water. I think I have about $150 into it. The rental cost was $200 for a Sat-Sun and return Monday morning.

 

[Heiko27]

How do gamebirds and ducks survive in the wild if all their water is frozen? Don't they eat snow? Why can't or don't domestic birds do that?

 

[chickschool]

I came across a watering dish called Solar Sipper. They sell them on Amazon but the reviews are very mixed.

 

[chickschool]

I also wonder if someone sells and insulated water bottle.

 

[chickschool]

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and try the Solar Sipper. I'll post how it works sometime in November/December.

 

[chickschool]

You know...maybe I should invent something and become RICH!

 

[mstrrlm]

Get an Aquarium Heater and put it in your waterer and that will keep it from freezing.

Just my 2 cents

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

"One thing you can do, is to use a car battery, a metal oil pan and a battery heating pad. Do what is needed to plug the heater to the battery. Use a good silicone to adhere the heater to the inside of the pan. Cut a small hole on the side for the cord.

You can't run the heating pad directly off the car battery.

You need an inverter to change it to 115 volts AC.

You'll also need at least 2 pads, because you will have to warm both the battery and the water, which means a larger inverter and more battery drain.

Then you'll need a Deep Cycle battery )or two) to get enough run time, and it will have to be recharged every day, which will require running a generator 8-12 hours, or having enough solar panels to put out 10 amps for at least that long

Which in the end means you'd be just as well off to power the heater with a generator to begin with​

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

How do gamebirds and ducks survive in the wild if all their water is frozen?

They migrate to open water​