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Post by wendi (calif) on Jan 11, 2007 11:43:08 GMT -5
Lovely, here i live in So Calif  and Sat-Mon we have HARD FREEZE warning..Where I am I will FREEZE probably LOW 20's maybe lower  HELP-------------------------> HOW can I keep water from FREEZING ..Now BB does Put Hay in her's  THINKING maybe that will help since it moves..We've frooze before and DANG it's not fun:( I will have HOT water From the house ready to go down and also have bucket heater at Barn BUT MY Hoses FREEZE down there:( HELP a so Cal gal..keep UNFROZEN water for the KIDZS HOw BOUT TENNIS balls in water to keep in moving? anything I can add to water Thats SAFE that will help.....sighhhhhhh Just want KIDZS to have SOME WATER to drink...sighhhhh ANY IDEAS? ? thanks all!!! On a cute nOte last few days if you've watched BB on cam she's had way to Much fun..lol..Uusally about 3-4:15 she gets BUG up her Butt..lol |
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Post by meddywv on Jan 11, 2007 13:39:03 GMT -5
Don't know if this will be of any help, but I have a tank heater for the main water tank....I also fill up containers (cat litter jugs I've cleaned out) with hot water and pour in some of the water buckets that freeze up every morning and if the weather stays cold I also do it at noon and in the evening too. I have hoses that I have to disconnect and totally drain every night when we have freezing weather (which is often here in WV....although not this year!) My barn is insulated so the water buckets in there don't freeze unless we have several days of constant freezing weather in a row. I guess the key is to drain your hoses after using them. They never freeze that way. Hope this helps! I wish we would get some freezing weather here....I'm not used to having this much mud!!! YUCK!
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Post by chaosvalley on Jan 11, 2007 14:25:15 GMT -5
A hammer. It works the best. Take it down to the barn a couple times during the night and smash the ice with it.  Works the best. Also the bigger the container of water, the longer it takes to freeze. They do make bucket heaters as well. Unhook your hoses, wrap the faucets, bring the hoses to the house for the night. IF your hoses freeze, put them in the bathtub in warm water, thaws them out real quick. If all else fails, haul buckets of water from the house to the barn, or get a whole bunch of water jugs and do it that way. I live in the seattle area and we've gotten hit hard this year with frozen everything, mud, snow, wind, rain, we've gotten it all. I currently have 6 inches of snow outside. And it's the second time in the last month that we've gotten it. The weather is really really wierd this year. Good luck. |
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Post by BettyB on Jan 11, 2007 14:44:34 GMT -5
From Minnesota ;D where we have lots of cold weather. Gosh i do feel sorry for you. If you are not used to this weather it can sure be tough to take. Tough even some days when you are used to it.
You have a bucket heater so that will keep the bucket from freezing. I just hang the hoses from the rafters in the barn and they don't freeze that way since the water all drains out. Any yep, a hammer comes in handy in the mornings for those frozen buckets. Saves kicking them with the foot!
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Post by wendi (calif) on Jan 11, 2007 14:59:55 GMT -5
LOL ya'all....The hammer and PICK I've done ...It's like a few times a year we get a hard freeze and looks like this year maybe more...YIKES... Definatley going to take the hoses Off and Drain the 1's I KNow I'll need..HOPEFULLY The lines below the spigot DON'T freeze or I am ummmmmmmmmmmmm In DEEP POO...  what can I wrap around the hose Bibs anything? or will it freeze IF it's gonna anyway!!! 2 horses are in the barn..and the barn is not insulated..  the horses outside Have the 25 gallon Plastic barrels 8 Horses outside..THINKING of moving the barrels UNDER their covers..Can ya tell I'm Lost on this.lol also NO electric near the pastures or paddocks.. so heaters won't work..siggggggggggggggggggggggggggg IF ya look at my cam below BB is down there,,can see the White 25gal bucket...Will it help to Pull that Under the far cover...How about the Covered on 3 side 1 RIGHT below...will a small bucket Still freeze in there? I'm just Full of ? lol..I soooooooooooooo appreciate your help. And YUP have a Bunch of Buckets to Fill with Hot water and bring Down we're suppose to get this Artic weather sat night thru Monday and know they said WINDS to..OMG Windchill and I LIVE where lol |
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Post by chaosvalley on Jan 11, 2007 15:08:24 GMT -5
Well, moving the buckets out of the direct wind will help some. Wrap the faucets in anything you have if you don't have one of those faucet insulators.. A thick blanket is what we use here. Make sure it's all covered all the way to the wall and the end. Duct tape works to hold it in place and even vet wrap works too. We're supposed to stay at around freezing up here until Monday too. Everything's wrapped up tight, we've got buckets lined up to fill waters with and the hammer goes in the pocket when we go outside. We have 11 horses here (one pony) and 9 goats and tons of birds, plus the usual dogs and cats (who have all finally made their way inside). Everybody gets extra straw (a whole bale each) to snuggle in. They are loving it. |
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Post by wendi (calif) on Jan 11, 2007 16:03:59 GMT -5
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Post by tinypony on Jan 11, 2007 17:21:49 GMT -5
hammers are awesome :-) also put a plastic frisbee in the water buckets - leave it on the top of the water with the hollowed side facing up - when the horse goes to take a drink they'll push down on the frisbee moving water around.
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Post by wendi (calif) on Jan 11, 2007 17:44:11 GMT -5
The Frisbee Idea sounds GOOD ;D BUT BB will take it and play with it;) only thing GOOD is she Puts a TON in her water including Her HAY ALL these Ideas are giving me Food for thought;) THANK YOU ALL!!!! This is Insane me whining from So Calif...lol |
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Post by Steph @ Elements on Jan 11, 2007 18:02:13 GMT -5
have to admit to chuckling a bit at this all... LOL Here in CO we are expecting high temps in the single digits and lows well into the single and possibly double digits below zero for the next 5 days... Add to that snow, sleet and freezing rain and we have some miserable people going out to feed the ponies and clean the stalls...  |
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Post by meddywv on Jan 11, 2007 18:09:46 GMT -5
Oh man Steph....that's awful! I feel for ya! And I'm complaining about mud!!!
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Post by wendi (calif) on Jan 11, 2007 18:16:33 GMT -5
geeeez steph I'd be beyond miserable in that weather..Ugggggg we're just NOT used to a Hard freeze...I break Ice every year and some Ummmmmmmmm Slides on My BUTT down my hill a few times;) BUT hard freeze with 8 horses Outside..NEED IDEAS lol... Co is getting bashed this year.... wanna Move to So Cal;) |
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Post by twnpnds on Jan 12, 2007 1:33:50 GMT -5
Boy Wendi. And you live where? LOL. We don't get a lot of freezing here but we do get some. But I grew up in northern Illinois and let me tell ya. We got some cold weather there. Remember those days where it was minus 50 degrees with the windchill and having to feed and water critters. You can put a 2x4 across water troughs which will help. You can also use 2 liter pop bottles filled about half full with water. You want them to be half submerged. So fill with just enough water to allow this. Another thing you need to do is remove the ice after you break it. I use a clean shovel. After removing the ice you can add hot water. Remember, hot water freezes faster than cold water sometimes. You want your water in your buckets warm not hot. You may have to do this a few times a day. Putting your buckets in the sun will help keep it from freezing so fast. I found that the water doesnt freeze as fast in my black rubber buckets. Dark colors absorb heat sort of thing, I think. We stretch our hoses downhill to drain after filling up the trough and buckets. Wrap those pipes and spigots with whatever you have and duct tape. Can use old blankets or even feed bags. You can use tarps or shade cloth on your shelters to help block wind. These are pretty easy to put up too. They can be hung on nails or even tied on thru the grommets. I have used tarps a number of times for temporary shelters and wind breaks. Bed down with extra straw. Blanket your horses with whatever you got. Even a light sheet is better than nothing on your old horses. Can even double the sheets if you need to. Come morning they will all probably be in the sun soaking up it's warmth. Some light shivering is normal and should stop after they do a little sunbathing and moving around. They'll all be ok. Will probably make out better than you will. LOL. Good luck Wendi and may the sun pour it's warmth out to you soon!
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Post by wendi (calif) on Jan 12, 2007 18:28:15 GMT -5
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Post by Steph @ Elements on Jan 12, 2007 18:42:16 GMT -5
lol! It's -4 here right now and the sun hasn't even gone down yet.... The horses all have their blankies on and have a double feed tonight. The water troughs all have working heaters and the close to popping mommas, the babies, and the old lady are all inside. LOL Got a fire in the woodstove and a hot bath running.  |
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and Sat-Mon we have HARD FREEZE warning..Where I am I will FREEZE probably LOW 20's maybe lower 
THINKING maybe that will help since it moves..We've frooze before and DANG it's not fun:(
Works the best. Also the bigger the container of water, the longer it takes to freeze.
what can I wrap around the hose Bibs anything?
