No electricity in the coop- How do you cope with water in the winter?

[Buster]

I use the black rubber bowls made by Duraflex. rubber bowl

Ditto. In the morning I just turn it over and stomp on it to get the ice out.

I had a revelation last year ... If you dump them out when you shut up the chickens for the night you have less stompin' in the mornin'!

That could work. But I'm lazy and don't shut them up at night, so that would mean a whole 'nother trip.

But really, tipping it over a quick step on it works fine. One of the cool things about that kind of container, the ice doesn't really want to stick to that rubber, anyway.

Maybe I should try your idea next winter, see how it works.

 

[Farmfresh]

In summer mine are in a pen with a lid most of the day and out to forage only in the evenings. I shut the pen but not the coop.

In the winter however I shut the pop door every night for the sake of heat. It gets really cold around here.