electric

  1. RossAcres

    I may have an amazon problem...

    Does anyone fear that they may have an amazon problem? I tend to buy most things via amazon due to my work schedule, prompt delivery, plenty of choices, good prices, etc. I may have gone overboard though. I have a package being delivered almost every day this week :lau Granted, I am moving my...
  2. C

    Run extension - electric fence?

    We have 6 chickens (would like to get 3 more). We have a coop that is 6' x 8'. The run is 6' x 13'. We will be extending the run by another 8 feet this summer. In the meantime, I'd like to give the girls more free-range room if possible. Has anyone done this for day use with an electric...
  3. D

    Solar power to run heated water drinkers, electric perimeter wire, and coop door.

    Hi all, I’ve read all the posts about the dangers and cons of using extension cords to power coops. I’ve also read some posts about installing solar panels. I’m hoping to go off grid with our 2 coops and hoping I can get some advice. First, we have a few things that need to be powered: *100...
  4. C

    Smooth wire electric fence

    I am currently free ranging my flock of 13 birds. The coop is in an area surrounded by wood fence posts, which I plan to turn into a goat pasture next year (about a fifth of an acre). I want to put up a smooth wire electric fence on those wood posts, mostly to keep the goats in and predators...
  5. humblehillsfarm

    Solar power for chicken coop

    I saw a post about the solar coop fan, which reminded me I was wanting to get a solar system for my chicken coop. Has anyone ever done this and if so are there any recommendations? Basically I want enough for a light and light switch, and one outlet strong enough to power at least one fan OR a...
  6. EggSighted4Life

    E-Fence... Riddle Me This?!

    So I have a solar (battery) powered E fence... Set up and working for years now, since 2016. Had to replace the battery just a few months ago. Also switched to aluminum wire instead of poly, and had it working fine for a while now (2 months)... meter pegged at max the whole time and it bit me a...
  7. DecT

    Electricity

    Any ideas on how to get electricity to my coop, which is 25m away from my house(where the electricity is):confused:MT Dec
  8. DaSouthernYankee

    2 separate duck questions I need some help

    Okay forgive me in advance this is a long one. First I recently bought and Indian runner who’s was about 3 weeks old, 2 created pekins roughly made it to 2 weeks old and four chickens (not sure they’re reddish in color and I asked for meat producers) from TSC. I have a flock of ten already who...
  9. RenoHuskerDu

    Electric fence grounding question

    There are so many good threads out here on electric fences that I decided to build one. NO MORE chickens on the back porch, in the garden, or in the crape myrtle beds. We like to reuse primary material. I have 100s of yards of heavy steel electric fence wire left over from the previous owners...
  10. SniperGoose

    Electric fencing?

    This is gonna be a long post, so please bare with me lol So we have around 1 acre fenced off for our chickens, geese, and ducks. The fence itself is 4 feet tall, and is chicken wire with metal fence posts. Since fencing that area off, I haven't lost any flock members to predators. However, I...
  11. henaynei

    Will electric fencing work?

    Hi y’all I am considering getting some electric net fencing for my chickens. I’m too old to have to keep moving cattle panel fencing. My problem is that my chickens don’t try to go under my 4 ft. cattle panel fence, they fly over. Even though I’ve cut everyone's flight feathers on both wings...
  12. Keeperoflock

    Canner Question RE: Gas vs. Electric Stoves and BTUs

    I have recently switched to a gas range from a glass top electric. I do a lot of canning. The canner I was using says to not exceed 12,000 BTUs. The burners on my gas range are all 15,000 to 18,000 BTUs. My husband says that turning down the burners will change the BTUs. I say it won't work...
  13. bantamboy

    Electric feeder

    hi has anyone made some type of electric feeder? I would be interested to see any designs and hear about them. Everything else in my coop is automated for the most part except the feed.
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