tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post427305157745558018..comments2023-08-21T08:01:58.534-07:00Comments on MidWestHorse Blog: About Watering In The Winter...............Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-80069385800080175792008-12-19T04:45:00.000-08:002008-12-19T04:45:00.000-08:00we routed the gutters on our steel-roofed barn int...we routed the gutters on our steel-roofed barn into the water tanks, one in the paddock, one in the pasture. That way whenever there's rain or snowmelt, our tanks fill with fresh clean water! We've only hauled out water once or twice last winter. This winter not once since fall. I clean out the tanks whenever it's thawed. Harvesting that runoff is a big blessing!Netherfieldmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260647159580710835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-14703897647713099452008-12-18T23:31:00.000-08:002008-12-18T23:31:00.000-08:00I'm going to do a post about what we're doing for ...I'm going to do a post about what we're doing for water here. We normally don't have temperatures this cold. The rare time or two, it got this cold it was just for a day or two. But this cold snap we're in they are predicting may last until the first of the year. That will test any plan I've ever had........and if it's this cold here, I can't imagine what it's going to be like when it reaches you!Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-56003588115500085462008-12-18T23:11:00.000-08:002008-12-18T23:11:00.000-08:00mmm, I sure wish I would have read this BEFORE I f...mmm, I sure wish I would have read this BEFORE I forgot to remove the hose from one of the water spigots in the barn LAST winter! gah!<BR/><BR/>It not only froze the pipes, it burst, too!<BR/>For the rest of the winter I had to lug waer buckets up our steep, mucky hill to the barn twice a day...and then in the Spring we had to pay for the repair of the ruptured pipes. <BR/><BR/>Totally not fun.<BR/><BR/>Yep. I learned my lesson. lol!<BR/><BR/>~Lisa<BR/>New MexicoLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-43720195262698812982008-12-18T18:47:00.000-08:002008-12-18T18:47:00.000-08:00Nuzzling muzzles you may want to consider timers. ...Nuzzling muzzles you may want to consider timers. I have used them in the same situation. You can set them so they switch every 4 hours and the water doesn't get overly cold. They have good outdoor ones. I used it for my baby goat light to go on at night and turn off at daylight.Twisted Oaks Quarter Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331790080181818434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-86991228507542528972008-12-18T14:16:00.000-08:002008-12-18T14:16:00.000-08:00NuzMuz, sounds like a good plan. Like I said, it t...NuzMuz, sounds like a good plan. Like I said, it took me a few years to figure it out.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Karen, I'll pop by and check out your post as well! Thanks!Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-83687030236468288442008-12-18T13:35:00.000-08:002008-12-18T13:35:00.000-08:00I love quick releases! Sounds like you've got a g...I love quick releases! Sounds like you've got a good system. <BR/><BR/>I just posted about how I keep my horses water unfrozen too :) http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2008/12/watering-horses-winter/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-63783942791847574502008-12-18T13:02:00.000-08:002008-12-18T13:02:00.000-08:00Thanks for this. I knew about bringing the hose i...Thanks for this. I knew about bringing the hose indoors, but didn't realize that the water freezes all the way down the spigot when you leave the hose connected. I thought it just wouldn't flow because it was frozen in the hose. <BR/><BR/>I did discover today that I cannot make one outlet into two due to the de-icers requiring 1500 watts. So, I'm going to keep one plugged in during the night, unplug it in the morning and plug the other one in during the day.<BR/><BR/>We have always had water freeze during the winter, but never to an unmanageable point like this past week. I'll bet the plumbers are getting a lot of calls this winter due to broken pipes.Nuzzling Muzzleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-19447658262989735062008-12-18T12:44:00.000-08:002008-12-18T12:44:00.000-08:00Thanks, Arlene, It took me a few years to figure i...Thanks, Arlene, It took me a few years to figure it out, but now I'm sensible about it. It's a little work, but a lot less than bucketing!Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-60442799076221340372008-12-18T12:04:00.000-08:002008-12-18T12:04:00.000-08:00Good advice, we basically did the same thing as yo...Good advice, we basically did the same thing as you.Frozen buckets and pipes suck and there's no way around that, except to keep them unfrozen in the first place.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.com