When I got up at 5:30 this morning, the temperature was a brisk 20 degrees (F). Three hours later, it had spiked at 23 degrees. It’s gotten pretty darn cold pretty darn early here this year.
I have heater bases for the turkey and chicken waterers, but not for the goats. For them I have a couple buckets I rotate in and out of the house, so as the water in one freezes
I can replace it with one that is thawed.
It’s not a great system, but it works ok. And it helps that Bernie times his wood gathering to go with me and carry the waterer when he knows it’s time for it to be changed out.
I wonder if any of you goat people out there has come up with a way to keep the goats’ water from freezing, other than manually changing it out every couple of hours or busting up the ice as it forms? I worry that the goats would chew any type of electrical cord for a heater base. I also know if I don’t hang their water bucket, or secure it, they will knock it over.
And who invited Old Man Winter so early this year anyway?
Tags: goat waterer, winter
Where I live, we never invite Old Man Winter to come at all. He sneaks in a few times during the winter, but no one will talk to him or give him cookies.
Hmm, goats and something that keeps water thawed???? Now I have a task. I shall find such a thing that they cannot eat or get electrocuted otherwise.
Me again.
I found a bucket just like the one you’re using, only it plugs in.
http://www.petvetsupply.com/equmali015.html
Have B. run a horizontal hole through the post it hangs on. Run the cord through the hole and out into the yard to the extension cord. That way, the goats never see/get to the electrical cord.
OR
You could run the cord through a piece of metal pipe.
CeeCee! You are the Queen of Search Engines!!!! I am going to call them. If that electric cord comes out the back it will be perfect. I have ordered from them several times and had no idea there was even such a thing as that type of bucket. Thank you!!!
We live in Mississippi so our water rarely freezes all the way through. However, we do have to get up every morning and break the ice up so that they can get water. I wish I had a better solution for you. Oh, you could always move down here to Mississippi. We would love to have you!!!
No, no, no Mrs. Trixi, she is moving to Texas if she is moving south. I have a crush on she and B.
Dont be such a squinny LMFAO…. this is the south of England and this week the temps have reached -10 degrees here…. you light weight lol
ps….. I nipped into the Clinic oops I mean Twaddle today, got half me post saved, will try and do the other half when everyone is out tonight….its gonna be the most long winded boring post EVER lol
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