keep water from freezing

[schmoo]

karri the only way I can think of without electricity would be a person going out and changing the water often.

You would still have to get a rubber type bowl. A plastic one will crack if it freezes. The rubber bowls are cheap maybe $5 to $10 at TSC or a farm supply place. They are very sturdy you can smash them with a hammer and the ice pops right out.

If someone could change the water in the AM and in the afternoon you should be okay. I doubt the chickens are going to get off their roosts to drink at night. Mine could'nt anyways cause its so dark.

 

[greginshasta]

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I guess a hole, but since we haven't seen your coop, not sure. I have a cord in our run right now and they take a peck at it occasionally but it's not food so they ignore it generally.

 

[karri25]

Schmoo-I haven't seen the rubber waterers?!?!?!? Where I live the feed stores have galvanized steel or plastic, I'll have to keep my eyes peeled. We could actually water 2-3 times a day since we are at home. I am just trying to make our lives as easy as possable. We used to have horses that lived off property but we took care of them and we HATED the winter!!!!!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

My coop has always had heated dog water bowls going on 4 years now...We cut an opening in one of the walls up high and fitted the heavy duty extension cord thru...it runs from the garage to the henhouse...never have had a problem and no the hens do not peck at it....