I use a heated dog dish also but have it right outside the door to keep down humidity in the coop under 70%. I am going to invest in a flat wall heater also.... as I'm tired of dealing with positioning the heat lamp. I just have mine hanging and the cord is out of the chicken's reach but...
No heat here either. I agree with those who promote allowing mother nature to do the job. I also have had horses for 25 yrs and I cringe when I see people blanketing them. Horses do wonderfully even down to 50 below 0 as long as you provide free choice grass hay and plenty of water. They...