RE: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Chicken Water'r

 

What kind of wood are you using?  I would wonder about it leaching into the water.  Could be good (releasing nutrients) or not so good (releasing toxins), depending upon the type of wood.  If you can find a healthy wood, would a rock work?  (Again, making sure the rock wouldn’t release anything harmful).

Jean and the Happy Hens

 

 

From: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Ledford

For the winter I use a squat galvanized bucket on a heater base with a chunk of firewood in it (just in case something small falls in so they can get out by jumping onto the wood and not drown).  Also, for some reason wood in water keeps it from freezing for a while in case of power failure.  When temps drop very low and ice starts to form (when the heater can't keep up) I carry a boiling teakettle out to refill.  The heater base is found at farm stores.  I put the base on an elevated concrete block platform and keep the area near the electrical connections swept away in case of spark hazard.   Since I only winter about a dozen small breed chickens this is adequate for me.  I kick a little snow indoors each day (they love to eat snow, I don't know if they are attacking it  or if alleviates boredom), and change the water only if it is fowled.  I keep the watering area under a shelf in a corner away from the roost and feeding area and It usually is fine for a week or so at a time, unless a silly chicken decides to sleep on the chunk of firewood   

 

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