Kingsdaughter,
To answer your question,
I have an old friend who's an ol' timer now. He trapped professionally for many years in Arkansas. Mostly coon. He said when he trapped a skunk the only way to keep them from spraying was to shoot them very quickly 3 or 4 times in the stomach with a...
ahhh. Another lesson learned the hard way. Seems to be the story of my life!
Those game cameras can be alot of fun. And as we know now, so easy to maintain once their up and running. That's why I was hoping I could transfer some of that technology to heat/light my coop. For those 6volt...
Thanks for the insight. Those are some great ideas and I will further investigate them. I live in one of the warmer microclimates of Montana but my chickens will still be exposed to sub-zero temps. We dont have sun here everyday, however, on the camera and game feeders which are 6volt systems...
I am in the process of building my first chicken coop and have referred to this site many times. Everyone does a great job with this website and I am proud to be a part.
I have several hundred feet from my closest power supply to my coop. So trying to avoid running underground power, my...