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A radiant heater is not meant to heat and raise the temperature in the coop. It is only meant to heat a chicken standing directly in front of it. If your chickens are not standing in front of the heater, they probably don't need the extra heat. Chickens have down feathers and can puff themselves...

I am usually a pretty cheap person when I buy things, but when it came to a heated waterer, I was much more concerned about the reliability of the product. My 3 gallon metal waterer and heated base cost me about $70 for the pair, on sale, at our local farm store. I know some people just use a...

My biggest concern is keeping fresh water available to my birds 24/7. I have had great luck with using the old fashioned 3 gallon metal water founts with the metal heated base. So far, no frozen water even down to -22F at night. I only have to refill the 3 gallon waterer about once every 10 days...

I noticed you live in Canada. Are you talking about 0C (32F) in your sunroom? For me, that is not very cold. My chickens are getting along fine in their outdoor coop when the nighttime temps have dropped down to -30C (-22F) this winter. I would think that at 5 months old, your chickens should be...