Winter Waterer

[ojwilliams]

Hey everyone,
With winter fast approaching (in Ontario) I want to find a new waterer system for my ducks.

I’m wondering what everyone’s set up looks like, if you could please show me

I currently have a pool and a small waterer (that they can’t dip their bills into). I’ll be removing the pool for the winter (as I won’t be able to fill it).

I need a system that I can put a water heater into that the ducks can’t get in (because they just poop in the water).
Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

I don't use heated anything but a quick search and I found these that may help you:​

Alternate method to prevent water freezing.​

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Plastic waterer on standard heated base . .​

Heated waterer, using a stock tank deicer and horizontal nipples

Non-frost Ever-Flow Waterer

 

[HollowOfWisps]

So state line tack sells these amazing 2 gallon rubber heated buckets. I set them in a rubber feed pan with handles to catch the water they fling sooo easy, everything stays dry with the rubber pan that I dump quickly and they never freeze even with the subzero weather here (previously I had problems with plastic cracking). I only use 2 gallon water buckets for my ducks waterers besides their pond. They can dunk their head fully, but can’t crawl into them and they fit easily in my rubber pan that catches the mess.

https://www.statelinetack.com/item/heated-rubber-flat-back-bucket/E002891/

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...ber-pan-with-handles-3-gal-1026097?store=2179

 

[troyak]

I am North of Edmonton, I have a 4 gallon bucket with lid from Home Hardware, horizontal nipple waterers and a 250 watt tank de-icer from Amazon

https://www.amazon.ca/Farm-Innovators-C-250-Submergible-Aluminum/dp/B001E8X2CA?ref_=ast_sto_dp

So far so good.