Water Bucket Heaters?
Water Bucket Heaters?
Every bucket heater I have had has been destroyed by mans best friend. Am now looking at the Nelson brand that goes on the end of a pipe that you mount to the kennel. Has anyone ever used one of these and how did it work? Just wondering before I give in and order one out of the blue!
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"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better." -George Bird Evans " Troubles with Bird Dogs"
Re: Water Bucket Heaters?
Used them for cattle and hogs for years but never for a dog. They are a good product but no sure you need them for a dog if you water it twice a day when it is cold.
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
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I'm gone from 7 to whenever 5 days a week Ezzy and I feed and water twice daily! I want my dog to have water 24/7, metal buckets freeze pretty fast during my working hours it seems. I figure better safe than sorry!
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"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better." -George Bird Evans " Troubles with Bird Dogs"
"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better." -George Bird Evans " Troubles with Bird Dogs"
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I have 3. They are GREAT!! You will be pleased. Just don't over tighten the top clamp. And make sure to leave the hook pointing down on the clamp.
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I bought some plastic heated buckets from Tractor Supply about 5 years ago and found them very reliable. They sell for $25.
I fasten them to the chain link with double ended swivel snaps and have never had them tipped over. The is a few bite marks after all these years, but no real chewing. My friend uses the same buckets for their goats. The water remains ice free at temps well below 0.
I fasten them to the chain link with double ended swivel snaps and have never had them tipped over. The is a few bite marks after all these years, but no real chewing. My friend uses the same buckets for their goats. The water remains ice free at temps well below 0.
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I had one of the plastic heated buckets.....it lasted all of 3 days before it was chewed to bits!
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"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better." -George Bird Evans " Troubles with Bird Dogs"
"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better." -George Bird Evans " Troubles with Bird Dogs"
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I am on my third winter with the Nelson heaters and I love them. I bought them on sale for $39.00 and it was the best money I've spent on the dogs. I have one chewer who must use a metal bucket but I position buckets and heaters a corner of the kennel and I have never had a chew mark.