I'm hoping to get away with just putting water inside the coop. It is well insulated and hopefully will never get to below freezing but in case I need to have water outside their coop, I was wondering how much electricity those heated waterers or water heaters heat up.
Sorry, I can't help you. I've never used any type of heated waterer. In the worst part of winter I just use rubber pans for water and if it freezes I just dump out the ice and refill the pans twice a day. Maybe someone who uses them will chime in.
60 watts for this one- http://www.amazon.com/Farm-Innovato...id=1349841080&sr=8-2&keywords=heated+dog+bowl There is a cookie tin waterer heater someone devised but make it fireproof if you make one. You can google it to find the link if you are interested. http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/heated_poultry_waterer.html 100 watts http://www.strombergschickens.com/prod_detail_list/fount-heaters 100 watts Yes I do what MFB does and use the black fortex tubs twice a day when it is freezing outside (our season is very short). You can step on them upside down and push the ice out. But if I lived in a cold climate I'd want one of the above puppies for sure.
I use 40 watt bulbs in my "cookie tin" type heater It's well worth the money to not have to constantly change the water
