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Just after some ideas for a chick brooder for 100-150 chicks. I want it to be inside and transportable. I have a budge of around $200. -Ben

Hello everyone!:) Just thought I's share about adding heating options to our coop, even though I had decided I wasnt going to have heat. My husband got 'me' a Cozy Coop flat panel heater for a christmas gift. Then temps where we live in mid MI went down to double digit below 0 temps at night...

Hello - I’ve been keeping chickens for about 4 years now, so am still somewhat of a novice. I have a hen who is just now molting (all the rest are done). I live in New England. I have never heated my coop (I do use one of those “pie tin” water heaters, though). BUT - Saturday night is going to...

Yes thats right, i live in Alaska, and it can get -60 below. On average -20 but usually always below 0. So no, not heating my coop isn't an option. Please give me some ideas as to what would be the most economical and safe! If you are going to reply "i don't heat my coop" don't bother taking the...

Now that the temp is below 10 degrees (and regularly below 0), I have put a light in the coop for some heat. I keep it on from dusk to dawn. However, I worry about the chickens not having any darkness. So, the question is which is more important? warmth below 10 degrees or darkness (having a...

We have a small coop with only four egg laying hens that get along well; but they are getting very cold because we are in Michigan and Michigan winters are brutal. What would be the best way to heat their coop so I don't wake up to my girls burnt to the ground or frozen like an icicle?

Hello, I have 3 six-and-a-half-week-old chicks (light brahma, barred plymouth rock, amauricana) who are starting to be crowded in their brooder, and we're working on building them a coop right now. I followed the recommended temp charts for them as they grew, but now that they are over 6 weeks...

i am looking to buy a brooder heater, I have always used heat lamps but there is a constant fire worry and they are horrible at sucking up the electricity.. I am pricing brooder heaters; the brinsea looks good and I know that a lot of people recommend it but it is pricy, does anyone have any...

Hi! I planning on getting a couple polishes in the spring or summer. I was wondering how hardy these chickens are. I live in north Georgia; we barely get any snow, just a couple of inches. I'm not really worrying about the cold because I've been reading up about it and everyone says they do good...

We have three beautiful aracana-cross chickens (don't know exactly how to spell that but they're aka lavenders). All three are females and are approximately four years old. (It's worth mentioning that our climate is extremely hot and during the summer months they go egg bound, and tend to have...

Hi all! I will eventually be moving to Las Vegas sometime next May 2018. The houses that I’ve been looking at seem to have the running theme of rocky backyard. I am trying to figure out the best way to re-landscape and what to put down for my 6 girls so they don’t get bumblefoot or too hot from...

Hey! Im new to chicks! I was just wondering if a 50 watt infrared bulb would be enough heat for two chicks?? Thanks in advance

Hey! Im new to chicks! I was just wondering if a 50 watt infrared bulb would be enough heat for two chicks?? Thanks in advance

Hey! Im new to chicks! I was just wondering if a 50 watt infrared bulb would be enough heat for two chicks?? Thanks in advance

Hello, I'm getting my first two chicks to handraise. I have a 150 watt infrared lamp and I was just wondering if this would be okay for them? I've been told 250 watt but I just wanted to check if 150 watt would do?? Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys! Im new to AZ and I just bought my first house out here. It has a shed that I want to rehab and repurpose into a chicken coop. I just had a few questions about chickens and keeping chickens in AZ 1. is it cheaper to buy and raise chicks or just buy pullets and start there. 2. is it...

I am in coop-planning phase and have some questions for the chicken experts out there. 1) Chickens & garden: I came across this blog the other day (http://houseandbloom.com/from-grass-to-garden-presenting-the-potager/) and would really like to build something similar in my backyard. My thought...

Hello everyone! I've recently moved to eastern Oregon and am looking to start up an egg business. That being said, I am curious as to what breeds do the best in the heat as summers can get pretty hot here? Thanks in advance!