Jenny,
You made me think about this and I remembered my dh found the floating trough heaters that are safe for the not metal troughs. I would be one of these would work in a five gallon bucket.
The probem I have with them is that they pull a lot of electricity and I prefer to use the heated buckets that pull a fraction. We use the heated five gallon buckets in our barn and for our larger dogs.
There is also a heated rabbit bottle waterer that would work, but they are not that big. They would have to be filled daily since they are only about 16-20 ounces.
Laura
Laura Roberts
R Half Pint Farm
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Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 11:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Chicken Water'r
Speaking of freezing temps....any clever ideas out there for no-freeze AUTOMATIC chicken waterers? I know about those plug-in waterers that keep the water from freezing, but what about an automatic waterer that is heated (they make these for horses, so I suppose I could use one of those, but they are rather large for chickens)? I've been looking and I can't find anything....I dread the thought of changing/filling waterers all winter. I am totally addicted to my automatic waterers and want them to work all year round!
Looking forward to hearing what others do....thanks!
Jenny
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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