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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

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
algae 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:
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> > 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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