Rant for the Day (keep it clean)

[Mountain trapper]

but you dont have goats
the sheep would probably be ok with just cold water but the goats are Boer and Kiko mixes ( meaning from climates not anywhere near as cold or not cold at all)

Thats a good point. I don't know anything about goats. We have been talking about getting some goats, and have a lot to learn first.
I'm going to buy a propane stock tank heater before next fall. It might keep the water warm enough for goats. Down to the south of us there are several people with goats. But down there it's generally above freezing in the daytime all winter. At our elevation we seldom have a day above freezing from the first of November until mid April.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

but you dont have goats
the sheep would probably be ok with just cold water but the goats are Boer and Kiko mixes ( meaning from climates not anywhere near as cold or not cold at all)

Lots of people have goats up north. The difference is, they are out doors year round and acclimated. Because you keep your animals mostly indoors and on easy street, no insult intended, you are stuck catering to them now.

My horse from Egypt dang near froze her rear off in quarantine in late fall Canada. They didn't understand that she had just come from 40C temps to -5 temps and refused to put the provided blanket on. One year in Texas and one year back in Canada outdoors, she could handle pretty much any weather without help and drank ice water like any other critter including the goats.

The rubber pans are your friend and the animals really don't need the water warmed up. However, I understand you not wanting to risk your livelihood or your critters health if you don't have a good feel for the cold.