Dumb question but I'm going to ask, how do yall keep your waters from freezing without electric in the winter. I'm in NY and for 8 years have relied on electric water heaters but am looking for non electric tricks.
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by TalentHunterKevin
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What kind of winter temps are you dealing with? You might be able to find something either propane powered or something that could hook up to a 12v battery
How much time do you have? It’s entirely possible to, most of the time, keep water thawed if you break the ice up extremely often.(here in mo, in NY you’re probably screwed).
Animals don’t need to drink as often as you’d think. A couple to few times per day is enough. You can simply fill up a small, 5 gallon bucket works great, container and dump it before every fill up.
dig a pit. fill with manure. cover with plywood. put water trough on top.
Solar water trough. Essentially you build an insulated wooden box around a trough (the black Rubbermaid ones work well) and glaze the south facing side with multiwall polycarbonate. If you still get freezing you can start closing the lid in more to compensate. It also helps to keep the trough nice and full – the thermal mass will help slow down the freezing.
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