putting warm water in heated dog bowl?

[Jim from Cincinnati]

Have a quick question....has anyone tried using warm water in their heated bowls? Am wondering if the warm water will mess with the bowls heating system?....thanks ...Jim from Cincinnati

 

[HopeMissouri]

The coldest actual temperature we've experienced has been -15* (windchill made it feel way colder). The longest below freezing has been a week. The water never froze in the heated dog bowl or buckets.

Kansas City, Missouri USA

 

[joebryant]

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I sure hope not because that's exactly what I just did about 15 minutes ago.

 

[annie3001]

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better yet..can you give chickens warm water? i was thinking on that? dont wont to impose on your thread tho..... anyone know?

WIsh i had an answer to the op's question too!

 

[jmagill]

I find that during cold weather my chickens prefer warmer water, drink more and produce more eggs.

 

[HEChicken]

I do this every morning so I sure hope it doesn't cause it to fail. Rather than leave it on for the 14 hours they are in their coop, each night I empty it out, then next morning get a gallon of warm water from the tap, empty it into the bowl and plug it in. That way its not trying to heat the bowl with a block of ice in it and I also don't have to run it 24/7 to keep it unfrozen. Seems to be working out fine so far.

 

[Chris09]

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Isn't that the job of a heated water bowl?
If the element is designed to heat water to keep it from freezing, how can warm water harm it?

Chris

 

[Jim from Cincinnati]

thanks VERY MUCH to everyone. will not worry about warm water...if it works for you..should work for me.

 

[wood&feathers]

Yup, I just put warm water in mine a minute ago, no prob

 

[lkmarx]

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Ive heard that its ok to give your chick warm water. We actually have a heated chick waterer. The base is heated and it has been working perfect. We had -17 temps last night in Minnesota. No frozen water. We bought the waterer at Fleet Farm- its a farm supply store in this area.