Posts by Bayhunter

New coop is complete except shingles and paint. 14 chickens love it. No more heat lamps or electricity near the coop. Took me 5 days to rebuild but was determined to restore. It was well worth the work. I will post pictures on my...

I would bring them in. Thats pretty cold for the little ones, of course Im from south texas and it doesnt get too cold down here. Be careful with those lamps, just burned my new coop down. Make certain they are secure.

well actually I plugged my light in at dark to see if my ducks would learn to go to roost back up in the coop. They would not so I caught them put them inside with the chickens and forgot to turn off the lamp Still should have been OK...

Killed all my chickens and two baby ducks. Wish I had studied a little more about securing heat lamp in my brand new coop. Chicks had only been in there for a few days. Tie your heat lamp securely or you may look out your window like...