Good point, fleur - and I did use a plate warmer under the water bowl for this during a couple of weeks of consistent -10degs (I'm in Fife) - the sort that you get in a chinese restaurant - I made sure they couldn't tip it over, or burn their feet.
Something else I remembered - my girls absolutely love omelette a couple of days a week.......... wicked I know, but it was recommended to me by a farmer who has about 10,000 free range hens, and 6 pet hens!!! Also, if you have any little bits of cheese left in the fridge, chop it in to teeny pieces, give it to them and listen to the funny noise they make when they find it - very entertaining!!!
and.......if it's been freezing, check that their water hasn't frozen.
when the big freeze and snows been on over the past two years....we were out at regular intervals throughout the day thawing out their perpetually freezing water supply!
Fleur, how stupid am I, thought about their water freezing over last week, so grabbed another water drinker...only to get home and realise I had picked up a feeder instead. Doh. 😮
Fleur, how stupid am I, thought about their water freezing over last week, so grabbed another water drinker...only to get home and realise I had picked up a feeder instead. Doh. 😮
Not stupid Louisa....just on a learning curve 🙂