Iced up drinkers

I can’t remember where I saw it, I think it was in the BHW.
Instead of breaking the ice every morning, take the drinkers out at night, and fill them up first thing in the morning when you give them their breakfast.
So simple but I’ve never thought of it, I’ve always gone down the loft with a kettle in the morning and broke the ice.

Boosey wrote:

I can’t remember where I saw it, I think it was in the BHW.
Instead of breaking the ice every morning, take the drinkers out at night, and fill them up first thing in the morning when you give them their breakfast.
So simple but I’ve never thought of it, I’ve always gone down the loft with a kettle in the morning and broke the ice.

One dumb a**e typical pigeon flyer it appears. Easy, easy solution, staring one in the face for years etc Boosey & you just couldn't see it .
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Posted these year or so back. Not going to freeze unplug. Good for 35 C below.

halcanada wrote:

Posted these year or so back. Not going to freeze unplug. Good for 35 C below.

Lucky you Hal, great idea minus 35C odd +42C here today & some local parts etc 46C so suspect your wiz bang idea there, is not required here, fortunately .

no biggy here fresh water is given every morning 365 days have 2 drinkers to every section to...good tip hal for those breeding in winter months, theirs also a pad you can buy specially designed for the job their around a tenner each

not had frozen drinkers yet.........plenty of time yet tho`

To put a little light on the matter hal, is there any danger of the pigeons being fried should the water become in contact with the current.

Regards.

No Misty. Light bulb blows first. Biscuit tin lid keeps the birds out. Gets real cold top 3/4 of drinker freezes. Bottom inch or so still water. 40 watt early winter, 60 later. Bulbs.

Have no idea how you deal with your temperatures, Hal, here we seem to fall apart with an inch of snow and a couple of degree below freezing.

Maybe over the years it hardens your pigeons to adapt to the temperatures.

Regards.

Pigeons adapt to whatever situation they are in. As do people. Aussies do and their birds. European birds do very well here also. Survive and thrive.