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12/11/13, 07:08 AM
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Katie
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Twining, Mi.
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greatest idea for cleaning winter water Buckets!!
A new toilet brush!! Got them down to the barn this year & they are working Great! No more putting my hands in water then wet skin out in the bitter cold!
Hate to say it but it was hubby's idea!
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12/11/13, 10:09 AM
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Metal melter
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Jeromesville, Ohio (northcentral)
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Not a toilet brush, but I keep a kitchen sink type brush hanging on the barn close to the hydrant. I use it to clean the goats' buckets, the dog's water dish, and the chicken waterer.
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12/11/13, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cement, OK
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I have always used a kitchen brush, but I bet a toilet brush has a longer handle. Good thinking!
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12/11/13, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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We've always used an old sturdy toilet brush. It has a cut out part on the end of the handle so it can be hung on fence.
Toilet brushes nowadays are cheap & the bristles start falling out after a month or so.
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12/12/13, 06:49 AM
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Katie
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Twining, Mi.
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Nancy your way ahead of me, I always had freezing cold, chapped hands in the winter but not anymore!
We bought the round one's not the old fashioned kind with the hole at the end. They have a hole in the handle though for hanging & Yes they have a long handle so great for those deeper, bigger goat buckets.
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12/12/13, 06:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
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Great idea, I use one in the bathtub - sure helps on the back!! 
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12/12/13, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Kentucky
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And cheaper than a bucket brush too.
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12/12/13, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Maine
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This is, indeed a great idea... I can suggest one slightly better idea. There are rubber bristled toilet brushes at www.flylady.net They last forever, and do a super job getting surfaces clean. I use them for pottys and also have pet bowl dedicated ones.
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12/13/13, 05:11 AM
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HOW do they DO that?
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Southwest Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mainelyhappy
This is, indeed a great idea... I can suggest one slightly better idea. There are rubber bristled toilet brushes at www.flylady.net They last forever, and do a super job getting surfaces clean. I use them for pottys and also have pet bowl dedicated ones. |
You mean this one? http://shop.flylady.net/pages/FlyShop_rubba_swisha.asp
Wonder what kind of rubber it is? If it's silicone it would be awesome as it would hold up to all temps...but I'm guessing it's not because they recommend not to use the highest settings on the dishwasher and most silicone is good to 500 degrees F.
I use a large nylon bottle brush on my waterers, buckets and stock tank.
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12/13/13, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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I'm not sure what kind of rubber it is, but can tell you mine have lasted years!
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12/16/13, 06:42 PM
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I've been using Apple Cider Vinegar in the water buckets to keep them clean much, much longer.
Still there have been times when I've had to get my hands wet and cold to clean them. The long-handled brush is a great idea. Thanks for sharing Katie. (Am looking at those urls Aart and Mainelyhappy gave us too.)
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12/17/13, 12:29 AM
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hmm.. Guess I'm too cheap. I just yank off a hunky branch or two of hemlock and scrub away. Makes the bucket all piney fresh smelling - and the goats would be happy to eat "the brush" after I'm done with it (if I let them).
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12/17/13, 09:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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I just make em drink it down low or pour most of the water out and scrub with a scrub brush I bought for like bathroom stuff, but with a longer handle.
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12/18/13, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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I'm getting me a toilet brush!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
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12/18/13, 01:56 PM
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For the chickens I use an old piece of carpet I found lying around... lol
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12/20/13, 07:21 AM
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Katie
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Twining, Mi.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GraceAlice
For the chickens I use an old piece of carpet I found lying around... lol
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Well I used my bare hand & snow to scrub out the chickens electris dish yesterday! Time for another toilet brush up by the chickens since they aren't close to the barn!
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