--- 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)
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> -------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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