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Quote: Addiedunn, there's no need to worry about those silkies, really. They're probably the warmest of any living species around, including me. They have a GE 60-watt black reptile heat bulb about 18 inches above them. It's so warm under there that they spend most of their time outside the...

Quote: Rimshoes, sorry to hear about your losses. Hopefully, the "youngins" will be okay with the silkies if they all cooperate and huddle together. My two silkies, mother and almost grown chick, have always slept on the floor right next to one another. Their not roosting up high makes it...

Quote: Lunachick, I'm looking forward to your post with pictures showing what and how you built the box and your account of how it works. Will you be sure to email or message me when you post it? I want to be sure that I don't miss it. Thanks EDIT: Having a 250 watt red heat bulb fixed as...

Quote: Quote: Update: Friday, 2:20 A.M. Outside Temperature -8.5*F Orpington coop 7.2*F Silkie coop 2.1*F Friday, 5:35 A.M. Outside Temperature -9.4*F Orpington coop 5.9*F Silkie coop...

Update: Thursday morning at 5A.M. the outside temperature is exactly zero degrees (0*F) Inside temperatures of the two coops East coop with Orpingtons 14.4*F Three hens and rooster roosting five feet up Temperature transmitter on wall five feet up South...

It's 10:46 P.M. right now, and the temperature outside is 8*F . The coop with the four blue and black Orpintons is 21*F, and the coop with the two silkies is 19.4*F. I think the 60 watt black bulb in each coop is going to work. Sure am glad I added that roll insulation between all the studs...

Quote: Lunachick, I just now called TSC and asked how many watts my red bulb is since it's not written anywhere on the bulb. It's 250 Watts. No wonder it was so warm in there for Pete's sake. I'm sure the chickens didn't like that bright-red light being on all night; that's why I've changed...

Quote: How about these? http://www.apelectric.com/Thermo-Cube-s/25.htm?gclid=CNfKsanUx5cCFQNHFQodbAJLSQ they're not perfect, but..... I forgot to mention that I also went to several electrical supply stores hoping to buy a T-2 Thermocube, but none of them carried them. It was too late to...

I spent all day yesterday going from one store to the next looking for two heaters with a thermostat that would come on at 15 degrees to put in my two 4x8 coops. Never found one. Finally settle on trying lights. Right now the Orpington coop has a red heat lamp that I originally had for when...