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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
  • Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:07:27 -0500

LOL... we all think you are nuts Bob, get used to it. ;)

The only problem I can see with this is that you will eventually have to
get the rocks out of the tank/pond, and that might be a trick if it,
too, is frozen in place. Also, in a stock tank, you are going to give
algea a place to grow if the tank is in the sun, not that it matters
much to water quality for animals, but it makes a messy cleanout.
Exploding rocks are not fun. It is usually a double whammy, you get the
impact/laceration and a burn.

bobf wrote:
Thanks for that reply Roxanne. I was not sure if you would think I was nuts. 'hope it works and 'doesn't' explode ;-)...............bobford

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--- On Tue, 12/23/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:


Hey Bob, that's a great idea! I'll try it when I get home. Too bad I am just now getting to this email. I could have put a hot rock right at the edge of that little pond and it would have made at least a little water for them. and i could put some smaller ones in
the chickens water bucket.

Or, it might make the rocks explode. lol. we'll see what happens if
it isn't thawed by the time i get home tonight. i'll wear my
safety glasses just in case -already had to have a metal filing
drilled out of one eye,
never want to repeat that lesson, either.
Roxann, NW AR http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead)

-------Original Message------- From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather Sent: 22 Dec '08 23:13

Roxanne , I just thought of an idea that might sound crazy, but having a frozen water trough or pond where the animals can't drink,
and you couldn't break the ice with a shovel.. If you have a wood stove or fireplace, maybe you could keep a couple of large, smooth rocks or large
smmoth stones; heavy, but not so heavy you couldn't pick up with a pear of pot holder gloves; then throw them in a little wheelbarrow or
wagon, and just dump them on top of the ice; to let the heat and gravity from the heavy stones break and melt the ice. If you are laughing at my idea, that's okay ;-)


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