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She said that her birds were getting wet... they'll chill and die if they stay wet for too long, especially at the temps she's been seeing. Hopefully a temporary adjustment in the watering system will help keep them dry.

Quote: Thanks for the link--I just ordered five of those--do they fit on the 20oz bottles? I am sure I can wire those up around the inside of the coop, somehow...Thanks! Yep, they do. I have twice as many bottles (I have a lot with 8 pens and a bunch of quail cages) so I can have some...

I know you have a lot of birds... all I can suggest is the soda pop bottle waterers, and get the large bottles. I have a 3gal galvanized font in the layer coop on a heated base, and they've not made a mess of that one (yet) . Now, the cup-waterers I have in the breeder coop have been my...

I'm sorry for your loss. I would leave the stripping there for ventilation. You do need SOME fresh air. I get the impression, from the one Polish that I have, that they are not very cold-hardy because of their small, compact bodies. Mine is in the breeder coop with my Millies, and has been...

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The birds will still peck the foam insulation if it's not covered with something. Both ducks and chickens will strip off the aluminum coating (it's really really thin) and then will proceed to eat the foam. Just FYI.

Oh dear... no global warming for you this winter, eh? I'm so sorry... The only thing I could think of would be to rig up something to catch the heat... close them up in a smaller area, or drop the ceiling somehow to trap the heat around them. One or two heat lamps should be more than enough...