Red heat lamp?

[bobbi-j]

I use a heated dog dish in the winter to keep the water thawed. Works great!

 

[LeviParker]

Using the red heat lamps is dangerous. They can burn your coop down. I heard of someone who lost her barn and every one of her birds like that. Don't use a heat lamp for light

 

[duckman14]

Using the red heat lamps is dangerous. They can burn your coop down. I heard of someone who lost her barn and every one of her birds like that. Don't use a heat lamp for light

Your goin to have that issue with any electrical device. A little comin sence goes a long ways. (I don't mean for that to sound like a smart a**)

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

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[LeviParker]

You'd be better off to put a small bulb UNDER the water since heat rises.

Far more efficient and much less fire risk

Our a heating pad that may work

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

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[LeviParker]

Most heating pads ( for humans) aren't water proof, and will only stay on a limited amount of time before they automatically shut off for "safety"

That's true.

 

[Rocky Rhodes]

There are some water dispensers with a heated base. The co-op in my area has a nice plastic one with a heated base. They also have metal heated bases that you just set your water dispenser on. I think one of these might be the safest way to keep the water from freezing. The cost of the plastic one is approx. $30.00. I also saw a thread that had directions for a cookie tin heater. I don't like homemade electrical devices in my coop. Safety is worth a little expense, I think.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

It's just a light bulb in a fireproof container.

It's every bit as "safe" as those Chinese made heater fountains, and generally costs less than $5

 

[Rocky Rhodes]

It's just a light bulb in a fireproof container.
It's every bit as "safe" as those Chinese made heater fountains, and generally costs less than $5

I wouldn't recommend anything made in China. Allied Precision 3.3 gal. heated poultry fountain's are 100% made in the U.S.A. I don't doubt your homemade heated base is safe, but I prefer to use professionally made electrical devices in my coops.