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  1. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    We in Snoqualmie, in the Cascade Foothills. It does get cold here cause we are at a higher elevation, but i usually don't turn the heat on until we get into the 20's... :)
  2. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    Brrrr -40 is really cold. We don't get that cold here. We haven't insulated our coop yet, but we are going to build a new one. The old coop is 7 years old. But it is still in really good shape. We just put a new roof on it and are replacing the out door run roof with new clear roofing. We...
  3. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    Even with the heat lamp my rooster got a little black on his comb. Ive heard you can put some vaseline on the comb to protect it. I usually didn't let them out until it warmed up a bit. This year im getting a heated water container for them, that way i don't have to worry about the water...
  4. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    I usually have the heat lamp going for them during the winter They are all getting big, but i still haven't let the younger ones in totally with the older ones. They are only 2 weeks apart, but the difference in size is amazing. I let them all out in the fenced yard, but the older ones still...
  5. mychickenbella

    Hi everyone!!!

    Thanks for all the Welcomes!! :)
  6. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    Made it through the night!! :)
  7. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    Okay, so i turned off the heat lamp... so they don't need to eat at night? Cause its really dark in the coop and i know birds can't see very well at night.. :)
  8. mychickenbella

    Hi everyone!!!

    Just wanted to say hi and i look forward to talking to others who have chickens also..... I live in Western Washington, in the foothills. This is my second time having chickens, my last chicken passed away this year, she was almost 7. So now we have 11 more, and i feel like i am a new parent...
  9. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    I know how you feel. I let them out in the grass yesterday and the bigger barreds were chasing the little ones and were trying to peck them. I felt like momma bear trying to protect her babies.. I will be glad when i can take the walls down though, the little boogers are trying to fly up as...
  10. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    Hi Imp... Thanks for the advice!! I have 3 barred that are not very nice to the younger chicks. Im waiting for the younger ones to get bigger then im going to try and introduce them again. I have them all in the same coop and run, but everything is divided with chicken wire, that way they...
  11. mychickenbella

    when do i turn off the heat lamp at night?

    I live in Washington, and the temp is in the 80's in the day and the 50's at night. But when i tuck them in at night, it is still kind of warm in the coop. I know it will get cooler in the evening so ive been turning the light on when i put them in. Is it okay to turn off the heat lamp now...
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