Fresh Water in the Winter
With my first winter forthcoming and after much research, I finally have the water heater to get us through the winter. There is such a variety out there. I have a small flock and small henhouse so keeping the heater in proportion was critical to me. I purchased a 9″ round galvanized metal fount heater. It requires a 40 watt appliance bulb. It can be used with my existing one gallon plastic fount.
I also bought a thermostatically controlled outlet (Thermo Cube). It plugs into a standard electrical outlet. It will turn on and off according to the air temperature. When the air temperature falls below 35 degrees F, the Thermo Cube will turn on and turn itself off when the air temp reaches 45 degrees F. Pretty cool, huh!
So, as winter approaches, no worries of freezing water. The water heater will keep the henhouse a tad warmer too!