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    HELP! need a cordless way to keep water thawed!

    Since most electrical heating units are resistive in nature (larger current draw), it's not likely that a solar panel / battery / array would fill your needs. My suggestion would be to buy underground rated 12 g with ground wire so that you can bury it next spring when the ground thaws. In the...
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    I need your insight on how many chickens to put in my coop!

    First aid / antibiotic ointment - which is petroleum based as well - works too.
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    Why are people so convinced that chickens need heat?

    We raised chickens here in MT when I was a youngster ... provided a coop and kept them dry. Still doing the same after 70 years!
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    Comment by 'mefly2' in item 'Nestera chicken coop'

    We bought the large, raised henhouse advertised for 8 chickens. It is a bit snug for our 6 chicken flock. Assembly was straight forward, and I commend the innovators for getting it all into flat packaging. We did have to fine tune a couple of parts to fit together but would rate the coop ONLY as...
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