Oh and sorry about your weather it really sucks. It has been an interesting year for sure. Glad everyone is still alive!
Could you do a tea light and clay pot heater for them when you have lamps go out?
I only have a 25w bulb in a cookie tin with a water jug sitting on it. It just burned out; my power isn't out or anything. I suppose a candle and pot would actually work in this situation.
There was a post last night about heating your home with a tea candle under a pot. A car or tent, yes. Not your house though. It'd take 40-50 tea candles to equal a 1500w space heater. People are nuts.
Ya that's where I got the idea for your birds. It would perhaps keep the water from freezing if it was right next to it. Definitely a last choice option until you can get another bulb.
I'd set the jug right on it. Plastic won't burn if there's water inside. The nipples are a couple inches off the bottom, so even a leaky one can't drain the jug. I might switch out the 25w for a 40w. They all want to stand on the tin when I take the jug to fill it.
As long as the quail get water once a day, they'll be fine. I just don't like carrying some out there every day. A little bit of effort allows for a season of laziness lol.
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