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    What's the temperature where you are???

    -30 C -20 F plus windchill and snow, no end in sight for next 14 days. I was talking to my chickens again. “Cheer up” I said, “Did you know there is chickens in southern Arizona right now sweltering in heat so bad they need ice in their water, and have to eat frozen peas to survive? “ Yeah...
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    Heater or heat panel -10

    Didn’t mean to imply that you were doing anything wrong but that it requires thought and being informed to avoid the pitfalls. So many of us are coping with extension cords and making a mistake is as easy as falling off a log. A 1500 watt load will definitely cost you over a period of a...
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    Heater or heat panel -10

    I am in the same boat with an extension cord. A big reason to be conservative with just how much heat you employ. A standard 1500 watt heater is a lot of amps that can easily overheat your wiring and cause a fire. Currently (get it? ) I am drawing 270 watts for heat, light and water de-icing.
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    Heater or heat panel -10

    That Ma Poule supplier is pretty good. They have some nice roll away nest boxes too. I paid about $100 CAD with shipping and tax but it’s still a lot more than a brood lamp.
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    Heater or heat panel -10

    I am in on insulation and heat for my particular situation. I think I understand why people hesitate to recommend heat. You also can’t really just consider temperature, humidity is always part of the equation. For example, near 32F 0C in high humidity environments, it will feel as if it is...
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    Oh yeah? Don’t count your chickens before they hatch boy! It’s gonna warm up here in the west sometime next month, and when it does….Bam! you are going to feel that polar vortex slide on over to the east and give you an idea of just what real cold is! Mark my words! LOL
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    North Eastern British Columbia, Canada -35 C , -30F tonight, with snow and not including wind chill. Still no forecasted change in the polar vortex for the next two weeks. Heavy snowfall of over 3 feet in the last two weeks. More to come as winter is less than halfway through. Widespread...
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    Review by 'Rangergord' in article 'The Role of Backyard Chickens in Reducing Food Waste'

    Well written good looking article about an interesting aspect of raising chickens. The only thing I can think of that’s missing is that chickens only convert 25% of what they eat into eggs and/or meat. The other 75% of what they eat is excreted as waste. So if you are really concerned about...
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    Toys for the Winter Chicken House

    Polycarbonate especially double wall is awesome. Just a bit of sun on it and things warm right up inside. It has been very expensive for a long time but lately I see the price coming down, probably because it’s imported from China now, and we don’t have duties on it.
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    Toys for the Winter Chicken House

    Hilarious! I am in the Peace River region. I notice my birds don’t like the outdoors at about -20C . They start complaining at -15. A plastic covered run to increase the space is what I have. They have 8 square feet per bird in the Coop and 8 square feet in the run. That way I have few...
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    Those of you wanting snow are real freaks, I’ll tell ya! That said I am not willing to share. We get most of our precipitation as snow and we are in the middle of a multi year drought and all our wells are dry for over two years now, so I am not just being selfish.
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    More cold weather here. Two weeks into colder than -20 C. -11 F. Two weeks more in the forecast. The temperature will drop to as cold as -30C and even 1 night of -40C and F at night and warm up to -20 to -25 during the day. The only thing that will help us here is if the cold moves east to...
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    Stop buying chicken feed

    Boy are we stupid for feeding hens laying ration, when all we have to do is stop buying it and let them find their own way. The eggs will keep rolling in, and our wallets will be fatter. Who knew?
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    Your Chicken Budget!

    8 Hens. Sell $96 CAD worth of eggs per month ATM
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    Your Chicken Budget!

    Many of my costs are covered because I sell my extra eggs and ready to lay pullets. Feed costs, the eggs I eat, straw litter, roll away nesting boxes, chicken heater, water heater, Fencing, automatic door, it all is paid for by customers. Building my coop was a lot of work and several...
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