Omlet insulated chicken waterer review for coops without electricity. Does it prevent freezing? Real-world test, pros, cons, and tips.
This is a review for the Omlet Insulated Chicken Waterer. I was provided with the product in exchange for an honest review. I live in Zone 7B Maryland so our winters range from 10 F to 60 F.
Unfortunately, I recorded the video review during a warm spell so please read the post as well (vs. just watching the video) to get my take on the colder days.
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Video Review & Assembly
This was easy to put together and install. You can choose between nipples or cups, depending on your preference, but I believe nipples may be better for preventing freezing.
Review after Two Weeks
I was really excited to get this because I don’t love running electric to all of our spaces and it gets expensive to constantly be heating everything.
Like most Omlet products, the plastic is easy to clean and keep clean.
We didn’t have any leaking issues BUT you MUST have it on level ground (or hanging level) or it likely WILL leak.
There were cups and nipples offered- you can use either. The cups WILL FREEZE. They aren’t insulated- the waterer itself is.
On mildly cold days, this thing works like a champ, particularly INSIDE the shed/coop.
On cold days placed outdoors, the top of the water froze, but most of the water underneath was still fine.
Unfortunately, the cups and nipples appeared to freeze.
Omlet recommends refilling water daily to help prevent this— so my takeaway is that this waterer is the right choice if you don’t want your water immediately freezing after you fill it.
But it’s not like a heated waterer where it will 100% keep the water from freezing. The trade off is that it’s not a fire risk like plug in waterers which IS noteworthy.
Overall, if you live in North Dakota, this probably isn’t for you. Haha. For Maryland, I think it’s a decent option. It’s probably best for places like the UK, North Carolina, etc. where they don’t spend quite as much time below freezing.
Interested in picking this up? It’s available for pre-order (if you see this right away) on Omlet’s website: Order Omlet’s Insulated Chicken Waterer
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