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I live in Minnesota and I had heat lamps on my waters only but of course the hens liked to lay around the heat too. We did have a small barn fire that was caused from a leaky roof that on a very warm day this winter dripped on one of the heat lamps and caused a fire. The breaker did trip and...

I use the larger heated dog dishes and they may have some frost on the edges but do not freeze even at -40F. I live in MN.

I totally agree, what are your low temps and your high? I have had three chickens in the house due to heavy molting when it sent down to -30 then windchill. They spent 4 weeks inside and as soon as the temps got to 20F they went right out back to the barn with NO heat. They cuddles up to some...

Well, after having a small barn fire that sindged most of my pure BA's feathers and I lost half of my coops I have now REMOVED ALL HEAT LAMPS even though it was the porclin socket that malfunctioned. I have now gone back to the heated dog dish even though I am sure I will damage some wattles...

The heat lamp is only to keep the water liquid. I refuse to heat the barn where the chicken coop is. I would need at least $1500 a month to heat it. So not worth it. I would rather find frozen eggs then try and heat a 100+ year old barn. But thanks for the rip anyway. The temps here get...

Well about 30-40 % is black and swollen. I went back to a heat lamp with a water fountain.

I am experinciing my first with frostbite. I have been using the heated dog dishes for two years now and nothing. Now one of my Roosters has his wattles half froze. I also gave a try at using Vasaline and it seemed to make worse. The only thing I can thing of he got his wattles in the...

We have one for the outside dog and he just simply won't come inside for nothing. His choice. It is never froze over but it did have some frost all around the edges. I just bought another one for another coop. Now all I need is one more and then I won't have to worry about breaking the...

All of my water's are in the coops. My coops are all inside an old barn. But I do make sure that their bedding is dry and have lots of ventilation. My ducks and geese are also inside this barn. Once the weather get warmer and the snow starts to melt them the waterfowl go outside. I have so...

I just use the heated dog dishes but put them on Bricks to make them higher. Less likely to ge the shavings in. There was some frost but remained open even down to -26F.

I wish we would warm up more. It is 2F but I am sure it will be below 0F by morning. I have had many frozen eggs and cracked ones too. This cold makes it hard to ship eggs right now.

Well we ar -7F all day and it should get to -20 tonite with the windchill of -40 again. The girls are nice and toasty in the coops and know body complained yet. My poor Betty the PBR that is in the house is living it up next to the wood furnice. She is molting very heavy and darn near bald...

Well it is 10:50pm and it is now -15 and gonna ge colder. Betty the hen is nice a warm( stopped shivering) and asleep. I gave her a chick roost if she wanted and FR to help with the molting. I guess come March she can go back out to the barn aslong as she is feathered out and the weather is...

Well tonite one of my PBR hens get to say she don't have to fight the cold. I had to bring her inside as she is now in heavy molt. She did fine yesterday but with this frigid temps right now NO WAY!! Betty has alway's been a fast molter but not this year. Plus she decided to do it in the...

Hello everyone, The high of today was -5, tonite -20 with wind chills of -40. I added more straw and pine chips to help with moisture and warmth. Gave everyone an extra dose of scratch and corn plus some electrolites and vitamin/mineral in the waters.

Right now it is 20F but tonite it will get back down to -10. I keep the water's free with a 100 watt red yard light. I was using the 250W but it was staying to warm in the coop and the smells started. With out any heat per say there is not much smwll now. I have 3 coop all conected on the...

I dream of 60F weather!!! Gosh I miss spring and summer!!!

It sounds like you have done a good job. I don't heat the coop either and we are down to 0F today and all is fine. I don't bother with the vasiline do to I have lots of ventilation. I check the windows for frost to see if I need more ventilation. I have Black Australorps of all ages...

I woke up to 29 F but wind as all get out. It is blowing at 25-30 MPH. Tommarrow it is supposed to rain.:idunno This crazy weather is driving me crazy. One day I feel like putting on some shorts then I just can't stay warm unless I sit right next to the wood furnice.:hide I can't wait for...

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