Recent content by wryly
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Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?
The pre-dawn light for egg production is usually on a timer. It produces little, if any, realized heat. Some folks have the 25watt light come on at 5 am and snap off at 9 am, just to make their days a little more like summer. I really appreciate that. Simulating the additional hours of...- wryly
- Post #113
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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London on fire.. How long till it happens here?
Quote: There seems to be two schools of thought on wealth creation. One school believes wealth is created by working, saving and investing. The other believes that wealth is acquired by taking it away from someone else. Rufus All wealth is built on the backs of labor. You cannot create...- wryly
- Post #88
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?
So, I read about half the posts in this thread. I have Austrolorps, Barred Rocks and Wyandottes. I live in California and in my neck of the valley it gets down to the mid-teens on the coldest night of the year. My dozen hens are 3 months old and I have had a light in the coop since they moved...- wryly
- Post #111
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance