Simpleterrier
True BYH Addict
I would bet your hose was frozen before u started
SNOW IN TEXAS!!
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Baymule
Herd Master
Over 70 degrees today! 
Southern by choice
Herd Master
We had great weather too! 60 something.
Snow is really melting and leaving behind a real mess in some places. UGH
Snow is really melting and leaving behind a real mess in some places. UGH
66°f right now at almost 11pm. I had the window open here behind me till just a few minutes ago. Real damp due to the front that passed through. No heat or fire tonight 
May even have the window above my pillow open tonight (did so last night). Gonna cool down just a bit tomorrow though. Back in the 50s daytime and 30's night time.
May even have the window above my pillow open tonight (did so last night). Gonna cool down just a bit tomorrow though. Back in the 50s daytime and 30's night time.
Bruce
Herd Master
Nope, it was in the basement and full of air when I connected and deployed it.
Girlies' Mum
Overrun with beasties
A query I've been curious about for a while to all you guys that have very cold winters. Where I live in Scotland it goes down to freezing about 20% of winter (maybe less), I guess, so mild in comparison I am also by the sea which keeps it warmer). I break the ice on the water for my sheep religiously a couple of times a day, but is there a clever way of dealing with it? I used to use hot water, but quite honestly it didn't seem to make much difference as the ice is rarely so thick I can't break it and scoop it out. I know in the snow they will eat that. When it is very cold, like <20degrees F, it must freeze over very quickly? When I asked the sheep farmer next door he just told me sheep didn't need much water, but I am not buying that.I put on every warm article of clothing I had and carried boiling water to melt ice for the animals. I broke ice and scooped it out.
The dogs liked it.
The garden.
More snow!
A fence post snow cone!
Bruce
Herd Master
You might put a bubbler in the water. Moving water will freeze but at a lower temperature. It does depend on how MUCH motion there is.
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Baymule
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A lot of people in the colder areas have water heaters for their water. There is heat tape you can wrap around pipes and heating buckets. There is even a heated water hose on Amazon! Since we get this type of weather maybe every 3 years or so, and it doesn't last more than a few days, I don't buy all the heat accessories.
High Desert Cowboy
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We have what they call a frost free hose bib which generally won’t freeze. Sometimes I still put a heat tape on it just to make sure but that’s only for when it gets really cold. To keep ice out of water trough I’ll use a stock tank heater with a thermostat so it will only kick on at a certain temperature. I know lots of folks who just break the ice a couple times throughout the day but this leaves piles of ice next to the tank which will cause a muddy mess come spring. Course most years it’ll be a muddy mess anyway
Girlies' Mum
Overrun with beasties
Wow I had no idea there were so many ways to manage this problem! I will have fun looking on Amazon US and see if i can maybe justify something. Going to be freezing and snow all week this week apparently.... And you are right about the ice becoming a muddy mess!
