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I want ducks for eating their eggs. Do I need a drake in order to entice the girls to lay eggs? I thought I read somewhere that the girls will be happier if there is a drake too. Thanks!

Hi! I'm new to BYC and a soon to be chicken owner (hopefully this summer/fall). I live up North in Minnesota where it can get awfully cold....Like this past week it was -15 degrees. Do people generally heat their chicken coops? If so, how do you heat it? It would seem cruel to not heat them...