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They make in line thermostats, just plug in your heater and set the temp...

Lamps of any kind don't necessarily heat up the air, yes they are a bit more directional. I have used them on very young and very old birds with great success. Because they are penetrating, unlike white bulbs, they increase circulation rather than burn the top skin of the bird. If a bird is...

It doesn't need to be all that technical. Depends on how you want to heat the coop. There are oil heaters thst are thermostatically controlled which are safe to use, they are heavy and aren't easily tipped over. You can use panel heaters that are 150 watts, they are either stand alone or...

Yes. Birds are designed to adapt to their environment and can tolerate some pretty cold temps. But I personally wouldn't want to stress my birds with temps below -20F. We had -30F here for 3 days a couple decades ago, (I'm up in the mountains at 7,000 ft, Southern Rockies). Granted, this isn't...

If I lived in your climate, I would probably insulate my coop, use venting such as I posted above. If my birds started to have trouble with the cold, I probably would use low heat, maybe keeping temps 10 degrees warmer than the outside temps. This adds heat however it's not enough heat that if...

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Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow We can see temps at zero and sometimes a bit below zero in January. I don't heat my coop, but I do use heat on old birds or sick birds. I use either or both a 150 watt panel heater or the standard infra red heat lamp. Sometimes in certain situations, heat should...