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    Coop heater for COLD weather

    I've been really concerned about the heat lamp in the coop falling and starting a fire. When me & Zack checked chickens this morning the lamp was on the ground. Luckily the bulb broke off and didn't start a fire, dodged a bullet there. So I made some adjustments to secure the lamp, an eye bolt...
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    Coop heater for COLD weather

    TEN CHICKS, What do you use to provide heat? I was looking at infared or radiant heater but am not sure if they are fire safe.
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    Coop heater for COLD weather

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    Coop heater for COLD weather

    I have Black Austrolorp's, I chose them because they were to be cold hardy.
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    Coop heater for COLD weather

    I don't have an insulated coop, it does have ventilation. I'm pretty rustic, the floor is a sealed plywood on top of pallets on the ground, the hens have 6 nesting boxes. I would love to have one of the coops you see posted but I don't :( I have limited power to the coop as well. There is...
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    Coop heater for COLD weather

    This is my first winter with chickens so forgive me some of my ignorance and maybe simple questions. I live in Alaska, where I'm at it gets down to -40 for many consecutive days. We have had several cold spells so far (-10 to -20), it's -15 now. I have a brooder lamp hung high in the coop for...
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    Just insulating the nesting box area?

    I live in Sterling and this is my first year with chickens. I have Black Austrolorp's, I wanted a good layer that was cold weather hardy. They started laying about 2 1/2 months ago and are doing great. We considered insulating the coop but thought that the needed ventilation would just...
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