Water for winter

[CrazyChickMom]

Amazon.com has heated dog/poultry bowls for $18.37!

 

[technodoll]

i wish amazon.com shipped to canada

 

[LynneP]

Preservation Acres

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I have seen these at pet stores, Home Hardware stores and tack shops

 

[technodoll]

yes, i have seen these bowls for sale around here - at $70 a piece plus tax!

so my question is where can i get one for cheaper, in canada... i would need two bowls to avoid back and forth trips to the coop in the winter (bowls need daily cleaning in hot water & soap) - these hens are already eating me out of house and home! LOL

 

[newchickmom]

I have 45 hens and the new coop is 16x20 with 4 sections. I would like to have a tank (or food grade barrel) that only needs filled weekly, but I will need to keep the water in it from freezing. Then I would be able to somehow fill the waterers from it daily. I have heaters for the waterers to sit on.

This is the new coop. 3 pens and a storage area.

I could use some ideas on how to set this up to make it work.

 

[technodoll]

I want this gorgeous coop...

(sorry for the threadjacking but I just had to say it)

 

[dirtybug]

Quote:
If you have electric in the coop you could drop an aquarium heater into the barrel, while your at it hook it to your downspout so you don't have to fill it as often. the food grade barrel usually have two 2" plugs one of them usualy has 3/4" threads that a garden hose valve will screw into.

 

[LynneP]

The best price I have found on the electric dog bowls is at a tacki/feed shop in Windsor, NS at $59.95
If anyone wants specifics, just PM me, please...

 

[Booswalia]

I found one here...
http://www.co-opcountry.com/cs/default.aspx Free shipping if you have it sent to your local store.

They also had one at our local store that was only 39.00. I couldn't see much difference in them so I bought the cheaper one. If you have a local Co-op, you might check it out.

You could also check out birdbath heaters. They have those at the Co-op as well. Or you can get them here...

http://www.forthebirdsnatureshop.ca/store/home.php?cat=368

 

[2chickenrich]

Look back there were plans for making water heater from cookie tin you may have to experiment with different watt bulbs to keep temp you need

maybe this will help