tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354916137017379029.post1950533721927955135..comments2024-02-12T02:14:52.370-08:00Comments on Lally Broch Farm: A Maine Family Homestead: Colder by the DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354916137017379029.post-19451271904924353852012-11-29T08:44:34.711-08:002012-11-29T08:44:34.711-08:00Well, the rubber basin doesn't work as well as...Well, the rubber basin doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. It was totally frozen over this morning. I think it only works while the sun is shining and it gets warm so the water doesn't freeze. We haven't had freezing temps during the day yet, so I don't know how it will work out. But I suspect it would be ok during the day to prevent freezing but doesn't do anything overnight. <br /><br />I think you're onto something with the tennis balls! I may have to try that next if I can get my hands on some.Our Neck of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796487269192271170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354916137017379029.post-50021409557309409082012-11-27T13:47:08.402-08:002012-11-27T13:47:08.402-08:00Ooooh. Let me know how that works, okay? The ones ...Ooooh. Let me know how that works, okay? The ones we have been gifted plug in. I appreciate the gift of them, but am mindful of the cost to these things.<br /><br />I have also heard of floating tennis balls in the buckets to stop ice from forming. It agitates the water as it is blown around and prevents ice from closing over the top. Worth a try, maybe?♥ Sean -N- Sonja ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/06239001666916485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354916137017379029.post-2911084700429821332012-11-27T13:39:23.604-08:002012-11-27T13:39:23.604-08:00The doors look great! I bet they will work really ...The doors look great! I bet they will work really well this winter. Our waterers have been frozen over the past few mornings, too. I got a black rubber basin at the feed store because I read online that it helps keep the water from freezing. I'll have to put it out tonight.Our Neck of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796487269192271170noreply@blogger.com