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Good article. I have two coops, one very small from a local farmstore and a larger one that is 4x8x10 feet. In the larger one I do have a hanging lamp but only use a 40 watt flat bulb, mostly for light. I do notice the girls tend to roost nearer it when it gets down below 15 degrees. I use a...

I have 15 buff orp pullets and one rooster. They are 9 weeks old. From week one I have had some sort of perch in their brooder and coop. Different heights different thicknesses from 3/4" to 2" diameter. They perch on the roosts on occaision but at night they still pile together in a corner. I...