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    Chicken heating needs in cold climates

    I wanted to keep the door open for ventilation as I’m making a big completely enclosed chicken run outside of it, the chicken coop will be on one side, my house on the back side and a fence on the other side so they should have plenty of wind block, does the run need a roof too? I was gonna use...
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    Chicken heating needs in cold climates

    The plan was to keep the water fount right outside the coop, I got the 5 gal so I wouldn’t have to fill it up as much, is putting it outside the coop a bad idea? I think there will be plenty of ventilation considering the door will always be open and the for the floor I planned on using 1/2”...
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    Chicken heating needs in cold climates

    Awesome thank you! It might get a lil colder than 11F but not -20 that’s for sure. I’m assuming they don’t need light, natural light is good enough?
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    Chicken heating needs in cold climates

    Hi I’m new here, I just built a small (6’x3’x3’) chicken coop and was planning on getting 2-3 egg laying chickens soon. I live in Bend, Oregon and the winters get below freezing for a few months. First off I was wondering if a submersible fish tank heater would work to keep the 5 gal water fount...
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