Yea, that would be terribly depressing if that happened. They are right that all the major salmonella outbreaks assosciated with eggs have come from eggs from big factory farms, from caged hens wallowing in their own filth.
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EEEK! not the basil! I should probably get out there and get mine all harvested!
Hello. I used a 50w aquarium heater in a five gallon water nipple bucket last winter and it worked for all but the very bitter cold days when the nipples would freeze on the outside of the bucket. But for the warmer winter weather when it hovered around the freezing mark, it was alright. When it dipped down into frigid temps, I would let the chickens out into the barn and they drank from the sheep's bucket that has the real tank de-icer in it. This sounds good but that's when my roo got frostbite, from dipping his waddles in the water. There's no perfect way to go about it from my experience. Just muddle through, day by day.Does anybody use the nipple/bucket water system? This will be my first winter with it. What kind of heaters do you used to keep the water from freezing? I've been looking into birdbath heaters on amazon, but would love recommendations...