My Dad raised pheasants like we raise chickens. We never used heat or lights. rubber tubs make great water bowls. I use the hanging feeders and a crock pan for oyster shells and grit. I'm building a new coop and right now the chickens have a tarp on the northend of their run and a third of the top. They are doing fine. I do talk to them when I feed and gather eggs. My little Silvewrduck wings are in a small run with one end covered in hard plastic to protect them from the elements, they also are getting a new coop. I have never wormed a chicken they do fine and are healthy. I have a large golden retreiver in the yard to protect them and my goats from preditors. The goats seem to take care of any snakes that come thru their pen and the dogs take care of the rest of the problems. I live on 22 acres in the country. the reason for the lack of coops is we had a large wind storm and the damage to the coops made them dangerous. 
