Tiggy Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 looks like a great idea!! but I just put hot water into the glug each morning to melt the ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I read somewhere that a couple of ping pong balls in the Glug will stop the water freezing. Can't remember where, but will give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I've got a practice golf ball and a (squashed ) ping pong ball at the ready. It's not been freezing since I dug them out so am still waiting to see if it works. (I bring the glug in at night anyway so it'd have to be pretty darn cold during the day - which it was a week or so ago.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Why not just use a choccy tin with a candle in it. A couple of vent holes in the side of the tin and that should do the trick. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I read somewhere that a couple of ping pong balls in the Glug will stop the water freezing. I bought 6 from ebay for about a £1. They work down to a certain temperatue, then the glug froze. However, the girls pecked the ball and broke up the ice. One day I forgot to defrost the glugs are they pecked holes in the ice to drink! (Bad chicken owner that I am)! I think it works by the wind blowing the ball over the surface of the water, preventing freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Egluntine wrote: I read somewhere that a couple of ping pong balls in the Glug will stop the water freezing. My late mil used to keep a football in her fishpond to prevent the water and the fish from becoming a block of ice, so I suppose ping pong balls might work Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...