COOP HEATERS

[Ja Mee]

NONE
Chickens don't need heat.
Because you're cold doesn't mean your chickens are.

I want some heat in the coop because several of my chickens have lost half their combs due to frostbite and I am in rural Georgia.

 

[saysfaa]

I want some heat in the coop because several of my chickens have lost half their combs due to frostbite and I am in rural Georgia.

Usually, in climates like Georgia has, frostbitten combs are caused by the moisture from the chickens' poops and their breath settling around the chickens in near freezing temperatures. Not from the cold. The moisture is carried away by the moving air when there is enough ventilation. A square foot of opening per chicken is a good rule of thumb minimum. Adding heat without enough ventilation often causes more health problems than the same conditions without the added heat; although not necessarily losing parts of combs.

 

[Echelontheory101]

I have 2 cozy coop panels mounted behind the roost bar connected to a thermostat outlet that only sends power to the plug when the thermostat says the temp drops under 30. It wont heat the coop at all, its radiant heat so it only provides warmth if youre right next to it so that way it just takes the chill off while they sleep but the chickens are still acclimated to subzero temps if there were to ever be a power outage they wouldn't go without something theyre used to.

 

[nuthatched]

I want some heat in the coop because several of my chickens have lost half their combs due to frostbite and I am in rural Georgia.

If you're getting frostbite in Georgia, it's likely a ventilation issue. You don't want moisture build up.