ChickenMomma91
Deeply Rooted







Now that I have electricity to the coop, I need to figure out something to keep water from freezing, too. For inside the coop. That they can't spill all over the place.
they don't eat snow?
Domestic livestock should all be provided water during winter. They can eat snow, and obviously wild animals do, but they are healthier and more productive when unfrozen water is supplied.
I don't remember the statistics anymore, but horses that were offered water from a heated source (water isn't "warm" necessarily but kept above freezing) fared much better than those who were left to eat snow, or even cold water. There is a lot less incidence of impaction colic.