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Heat lamp and a mirror make a heated chicken waterer![]()
[These
two photos] show Sparkle (Silver Wyandotte) drinking from the inner
waterer, a
five-gallon food-grade bucket with two nipples. I drilled a 1/32-inch
hole in the lid to prevent a vacuum and keep out dirt. I have a mirror
against one wall and thought that a heat lamp on a thermal switch would
be enough to keep the water in the bucket from freezing. This winter we
had lots of single-digit days and nights and the water never froze.
Erik
also threw in this photo as a bonus, showing Iris, his Australorp hen,
"drinking from the single-nipple outdoor waterer we use when it's not
below freezing."I wanted to end with a quick reminder to anyone who's still planning on entering our homemade heated chicken waterer contest --- the deadline is this coming Monday, February 28. If you're just looking for an easy way to keep your chicken waterer from freezing, check out all of the other great heated chicken waterer ideas from our readers. Either way, I hope your chickens stay hydrated through these last cold weeks of winter!
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