Water in winter

[Annalyse]

I've seen at TSC that they have a heated chicken waterer but I'm worried it may do something bad plus the good and bad reviews it got. What do u guys do to keep your water from freezing? Remind u on week days I will attend the flick in the morning and then when I get back home around 2:30 so I wont be able to keep replacing water every time. Weekends i can do that lol

 

[R2elk]

I've seen at TSC that they have a heated chicken waterer but I'm worried it may do something bad plus the good and bad reviews it got. What do u guys do to keep your water from freezing? Remind u on week days I will attend the flick in the morning and then when I get back home around 2:30 so I wont be able to keep replacing water every time. Weekends i can do that lol

Alternate method to keep water from freezing

 

[Pghelp]

Wow, that sounds brilliant! We don't have to worry about freezing in the Bay Area but I would try that if we did!

 

[rosemarythyme]

"I'm worried it may do something bad" - like what? I have a heated waterer plugged in from first sign of frost through spring, haven't had any issue with it. Obviously with anything electric you want to check to make sure all the wires are in good condition and that it's working as intended when you first start it up.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I've used a heated base with a Galvanized fount for two winters.

It's kept water thawed down to -1 Fahrenheit inside coop.
It's important to keep a clean contact between waterer and base. Shavings, and grit will inhibit heat transfer. Base uses 125 watts and turns on when temperature drops to 35F.
Unplug before removing waterer to extend its life. GC

 

[Annalyse]

The water heater had some iffy reviews and we dont want to waste money on something that may or may not work.

 

[aart]

Scroll thru the watering forum, you'll find tons of options.

How much space you have in the coop and if you have power to the coop it a big factor.
I trained my birds to use Horizontal Nipples so I could make this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-heated-waterer-with-horizontal-nipples.67256/
To top it off each morning is no big deal.

 

[Annalyse]

Scroll thru the watering forum, you'll find tons of options.

How much space you have in the coop and if you have power to the coop it a big factor.
I trained my birds to use Horizontal Nipples so I could make this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-heated-waterer-with-horizontal-nipples.67256/
To top it off each morning is no big deal.

Yes I have power to the coop. And thank you

 

[aart]

Yes I have power to the coop. And thank you

IIRC, you may not have space inside coop?
That may severely limit your options,
unless the run is weather proof enough to power a heater

 

[R2elk]

IIRC, you may not have space inside coop?
That may severely limit your options,
unless the run is weather proof enough to power a heater

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