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I got this at TSC last winter. I put about 4" of water in it, and put my regular water bowl in that. I wanted to be sure that the chickens wouldn't dump over their water, and they never did.
I had this out in the run, as I don't want water inside the coop (moisture, spillage). I would take out a gallon of fairly warm water in the morning and fill the heated bowl and the water bowl. The only time I saw any ice forming was when it was single digits for a high temp.
When we had days with below zero temps, I put a bowl of clean snow in the coop. I would open the pop door and check every hour or so to see if the birds came out. Then I checked the bowl of snow, and sure enough, peck marks. They ate snow instead of going outside for water.
I do keep food in the coop during the day, but take it in at night.
I got this at TSC last winter. I put about 4" of water in it, and put my regular water bowl in that. I wanted to be sure that the chickens wouldn't dump over their water, and they never did.
I had this out in the run, as I don't want water inside the coop (moisture, spillage). I would take out a gallon of fairly warm water in the morning and fill the heated bowl and the water bowl. The only time I saw any ice forming was when it was single digits for a high temp.
When we had days with below zero temps, I put a bowl of clean snow in the coop. I would open the pop door and check every hour or so to see if the birds came out. Then I checked the bowl of snow, and sure enough, peck marks. They ate snow instead of going outside for water.
I do keep food in the coop during the day, but take it in at night.