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I have a heat bulb going in my coop. It is in an angle light socket pointed away from the roosts so they are not getting direct light at night. Yes, chickens can survive cold temps without heat but I tend to spoil my animals and why should they be without a little warmth if I have the means...
I have been meaning to get some sort of timer for their light. Guess I will have to get my butt in gear and get it done. The other night when I went down, all the pullets were outside sleeping in the snow. I went inside and turned the light on and only the rooster was inside, sound asleep. I...
This is my first winter with chickens. I have a heat bulb in their coop and have noticed that when I turn it off they won't go inside once it's dark. I went down Saturday night to give them water and lock them up for the evening and they were all in a heap in the snow sleeping. As soon as I went...