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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2110"><p>Keeping stock tanks open in the dead of winter either will require manual labor or a source of heat.</p><p></p><p>Out here, a 300 gallon stock tank will freeze solid if left alone. Manually breaking and removing ice just doesn't cut it. The ice that's removed just piles up until spring, and the sledgehammer would have to be wielded several times a day.</p><p></p><p>There are some setups that use air or propane bubbles to keep the water moving and ice free, but that wouldn't work here.</p><p></p><p>We use electric de-icers in stock tanks, or propane burners under stock tanks to keep the water open and available here. Next summer we hope to start installing Nelson waterers.</p><p></p><p>If you put a 2 or 3 foot long chunk of 2 x 4 or thick tree branch in the stock tank, and hit that piece of wood with a hammer, it will break up the ice more easily.</p><p></p><p>Many folks don't understand the necessity of having fresh water available to their stock at all times. Both cattle and horses can bloat, colic, or have other digestive problems if fed dry feed when they don't have access to water.</p><p></p><p>> I'm interested in hearing how</p><p>> other people keep stock tanks</p><p>> open. I'm too cheap to just run</p><p>> electric heaters. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2110"] Keeping stock tanks open in the dead of winter either will require manual labor or a source of heat. Out here, a 300 gallon stock tank will freeze solid if left alone. Manually breaking and removing ice just doesn't cut it. The ice that's removed just piles up until spring, and the sledgehammer would have to be wielded several times a day. There are some setups that use air or propane bubbles to keep the water moving and ice free, but that wouldn't work here. We use electric de-icers in stock tanks, or propane burners under stock tanks to keep the water open and available here. Next summer we hope to start installing Nelson waterers. If you put a 2 or 3 foot long chunk of 2 x 4 or thick tree branch in the stock tank, and hit that piece of wood with a hammer, it will break up the ice more easily. Many folks don't understand the necessity of having fresh water available to their stock at all times. Both cattle and horses can bloat, colic, or have other digestive problems if fed dry feed when they don't have access to water. > I'm interested in hearing how > other people keep stock tanks > open. I'm too cheap to just run > electric heaters. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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