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Years ago I purchased a water heater for a bird bath and have used it for years for both the ducks and the chickens. I need to add that I usually separate the birds during their winter confinement. For the ducks, I used a thick rubber sheet under their water container(shoebox tote with...

Ok, good ideas... Perhaps if the inside was framed and covered with washable wallboard? Just to make that "outbuilding/coop" be a cute landscaping conception.

I LIKE it! Surfing this site for designs etc. because I will soon be building another coop!

I was wondering if this could possibly be an ideal design for a backyard chicken coop. It looks like it could be made of that spray foam that many use to make homemade coolers. Or, start with the standard framing and round it with spray foam...(after placement of windows, doors and ventilation...

Very cute!

Thank you ALL! Shellyd2008 for great support and info. Froggie for light and temp tips. Dances with ducks for a great thumbs up! Duck keeper for more tidbits of info. ...and many more with positive thoughts and feelings:yiipchick This whole site has the greatest people in the world!!! Now can...

Just one more for fun!

Here is a couple pics! Nana's bragging rights, I guess! LOL They have a stuffed toy to snuggle with and a mirror to talk to... I refer to them as "Chilly Willys" They're quite the lil scrappers! More active than their parents when I got them as ducklings, go figure.

Quote: Thanks for the input! I'm watching them closely. I doubt I sleep much tonite either...! I've still keep a dry paper towel over them (lightly) because their skin looked so red and it looked like they were sun-burned? Is that normal? Also noticed they're shedding that dusting of dry...

Here's my duo! All settled into their brooder with the grandkids cuddly (I'm sure they won't mind!) to snuggle into. Their bellybuttons were treated with iodine and are nearly all healed. Keeping them in this tote under a lightbulb @ about 100-102 degrees. Is that about right? Also, have an...

They're adorable!! Hatched 2 calls at noontime. They're drying off and resting now. Can't wait to get them up and running like yours!

I desparately want to settle them in a dryer place but letting them rest. the second one is less developed I think... keeping them warm til they dry off. 1st one is out of shell... waiting for the other to catch up into that stage...pics to follow...

hoping this pic works... they're really talking now!

Ok, I'll take that advise, thanks.