Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[OneMountainAcres]

Anybody see any issues with this?

I bought a 2-pack of these to try out. They aren’t meant to be used with plastic waters, so I put them inside a little metal Christmas cookie tin, and sat the waterers on top of it.
**Thermo-cube required** These suckers get hot! But otherwise, they seem to be working fine. A little cheaper than new heated waterers too.
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Never seen these before but I know my goose and muscovy would just knock it all over.

I have used the de-icers from farm innovators.

These:

These do not run hot, and are safe to run dry, and safe to sit on rubber/plastic.

They have an integrated thermal cube

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/farm-innovators-ice-chaser-multi-use-utility-deicer

I used to use one of these in a 5 gallon bucket with poultry nipples on the bottom. It worked until it got close to zero out. I got sick of double checking the nipples to make sure they were working in the winter so I retired it. I only use the bucket for summer watering now. I got a couple of these last winter...I love them.

https://www.chewy.com/kh-pet-produc...-SzwPCOHbOb3Gs4hj6vdv4cBYdhft7roaArcjEALw_wcB

 

[BullChick]

Never seen these before but I know my goose and muscovy would just knock it all over.



I used to use one of these in a 5 gallon bucket with poultry nipples on the bottom. It worked until it got close to zero out. I got sick of double checking the nipples to make sure they were working in the winter so I retired it. I only use the bucket for summer watering now. I got a couple of these last winter...I love them.

https://www.chewy.com/kh-pet-produc...-SzwPCOHbOb3Gs4hj6vdv4cBYdhft7roaArcjEALw_wcB

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How do you get the inside cleaned? I couldn’t even get it with a bottle brush.

 

[BullChick]

Good morning, Pond. The temperature is still falling from yesterday. It won’t start rising until eleven. I don’t miss my birds so much when it’s this cold out.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

How do you get the inside cleaned? I couldn’t even get it with a bottle brush.

I haven't had any trouble with the inside getting dirty or yucky. I just rinse it out when I refill it. I imagine it could fit in the dishwasher.

 

[BullChick]

No, my mouth isn’t big enough to swallow one of those!

 

[sourland]

Good morning Pond - looks like the snow is staying to the South of us. I like that weather pattern.

 

[orrpeople]

The ones in Texas are like vampires....


So... a blood bag.

I've heard this myth of which you speak, although the one at Wall Drug seems rather vegetarian - ended up there for the free ice water, I'm sure.

 

[orrpeople]

Good morning! Boy's last day here - think I'll forgo the run and take him to breakfast.

Oh, and the NorCal weather is back to the rainy, windy system w snow down to about 2000 ft. so travel in 3 directions will be limited today. We are just under 1000 ft. here at the house. Redding, proper, is closer to 500 ft.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Pond stopping in as we have to go out today to move money

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders good afternoon one and all!

The temperature was 50 this morning with lots of wind and now it is 60 and sunny.

Have a great day!