How can i provide water for the outdoor birds in freezing weather?

Barbara
by Barbara
  5 answers
  • Buffy Chamberlain Buffy Chamberlain on Jan 17, 2018

    I looked up an article for you. I don't know much about birds myself. Hope it helps.

    Add a homemade bird bath or other inexpensive water source. Offering water in the wintertime is a big help to the birds when natural water sources are all locked up in ice and snow. But supplying fresh water is hard to do when temperatures drop below freezing and the water turns to ice. If you already have a heated birdbath in your yard, that is sure to attract a number of feathered friends that don't use feeders, and is a great way to increase the overall bird population. But adding a heat source for water doesn't have to be expensive. Using a heated dog water dish on the ground or placed on top of a regular cement birdbath will work just as well and is cheaper than a heated birdbath. Place a clay flowerpot in the center for the birds to stand on while they drink, and you're sure to have plenty of visitors.

    Another option is to place a regular birdbath over your dryer vent. The warm air rising from the vent will help to keep the water in the bath from freezing solid. Or you can position the birdbath underneath an easily accessible window. Even though the water might freeze, it's easy to reach outside with a pitcher of water to freshen it up. Water is a precious commodity this time of year, and fresh water sources are magnets for the birds in winter - they will simply flock to them. Following these easy tips can help birds searching for a fresh drink and will keep them happy even on the coldest winter days.

    http://web.extension.illinois.edu/ccdms/wildthings/111222.html

    • Patty Patty on Jan 17, 2018

      Are you putting the heated dog dish in the bird bath?

  • Nikki Shearer Nikki Shearer on Jan 17, 2018

    You can use a fish tank heater placed in the bowl.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 17, 2018

    place a ball in the water so it moves about .

  • 2dogal 2dogal on Jan 17, 2018

    There are little electrical appliances that you can put in waterers to keep them from freezing. They can be found in farm supply stores.

    I just boil water and pour it over the frozen water. The frozen water cools the hot water. I do it every morning.