When I built my new coop this summer, I installed electric outlets to make it easier for fans in summer and lights etc. I have a timer plugged in to turn on every 2 hrs for an hour. It is connected to a homemade cookie Tim water heater. I had a hen just hatch 5 chicks this week and can't have frozen water in there. And the water for the other chickens is a heated dog water bowl. I did turn on a heat lamp the first few days of this drastic change of weather. I don't think it helped. So I shut it off. The girls seem content without it. And of course I was scared of a fire.
So I had a 100% hatch rate on my first brood of chicks. My broody Lil Bit did a fantastic job sitting on them. And of course they decided to come the day our weather changed. lol.
So I had a 100% hatch rate on my first brood of chicks. My broody Lil Bit did a fantastic job sitting on them. And of course they decided to come the day our weather changed. lol.