My New Heated Waterer

[tigger19687]

@aart sorry to bump this, but wonder if you are still using this for Winter Waterer?

 

[aart]

@aart sorry to bump this, but wonder if you are still using this for Winter Waterer?

Sure am!
Any changes I made are documented in the article linked on first post.

 

[tigger19687]

I read that, great read !
But last listed was 2015 so I just wanted to make sure that you still used it and it still works.
TY !

 

[aart]

I read that, great read !
But last listed was 2015 so I just wanted to make sure that you still used it and it still works.
TY !

Haven't changed anything inside since then.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I think it's the time of year that this thread needs to be bumped. So I'm bumping it.

I think this is a very practical winter water system if you train your birds to the horizontal nipples first. Hoping that bumping this up will put it on the rader screen for new BYCers.

 

[SillyChicken]

Thanks aart. Really good idea!

 

[Cryss]

Yes, this thread needs bumping!

Now, my situation. I have dear sweet Roopecca (ok, most of you know this rooster ain't sweet) in his bachelor pad. He has a standard red plastic 1 gallon waterer up on bricks to prevent nasty stuff getting kicked in. I swap it out for a full fresh one at night after closing him into the pop door. Winter presents the problem. I can't swap a frozen for a fresh thawed one a few times a day. He's too nasty. (Please remember this isn't a question of what to do about a nasty rooster. It's about getting water to him in winter.) I would like to hang a 2 liter or 1 gallon soda bottle or pvc pipe outside of his hardware cloth covered run (which means making a hole in the HC) and drop this type of heater in it so I can fill it from outside his run. Soda bottle might not be healthy so suggestions are encouraged. Will this heater be appropriate for a small waterer?

 

[Cryss]

Yes, this thread needs bumping!

Now, my situation. I have dear sweet Roopecca (ok, most of you know this rooster ain't sweet) in his bachelor pad. He has a standard red plastic 1 gallon waterer up on bricks to prevent nasty stuff getting kicked in. I swap it out for a full fresh one at night after closing him into the pop door. Winter presents the problem. I can't swap a frozen for a fresh thawed one a few times a day. He's too nasty. (Please remember this isn't a question of what to do about a nasty rooster. It's about getting water to him in winter.) I would like to hang a 2 liter or 1 gallon soda bottle or pvc pipe outside of his hardware cloth covered run (which means making a hole in the HC) and drop this type of heater in it so I can fill it from outside his run. Soda bottle might not be healthy so suggestions are encouraged. Will this heater be appropriate for a small waterer?

Maybe this? Would your heater be too big?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J6S35LM/?tag=backy-20

 

[aart]

I would like to hang a 2 liter or 1 gallon soda bottle or pvc pipe.....Will this heater be appropriate for a small waterer?

I don't think so, no.
The aquarium heater needs to be covered with water at all times.
You don't want to screw around with this aspect as it could cause fire, electrical shock, or at least a fried heater.

The jug and heater I used worked well (~9" long heater just fits) as heater sits on the bottom of the 3 gallon jug and I top off with an ~half gallon every day.

 

[Cryss]

I don't think so, no.
The aquarium heater needs to be covered with water at all times.
You don't want to screw around with this aspect as it could cause fire, electrical shock, or at least a fried heater.

The jug and heater I used worked well (~9" long heater just fits) as heater sits on the bottom of the 3 gallon jug and I top off with an ~half gallon every day.

So is this better for that small waterer?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I57ZFEU/?tag=backy-20