Duck energy!

[r709shackleford]

Hi,
Heat is a big concern in cold climates, and many times I have seen the figure of 10 watts per chicken posted on the forum. It is accepted/assumed that 10 watts of power is how much an average adult chicken produces.

My question:

1. How many watts of does a bantam chicken produce? Would it be 5 because an adult bantam is about half the size of a normal chicken?
2. How many watts does a duck produce?
3. And really tricky:...How is the 10 watts per chicken calculated? Or who knows the scientific study that came up with that data.

Just curious about #3. I'm only after 1&2 for my coop purposes.

Tnx

 

[Mike Winters]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/634866/how-do-ducks-fair-in-the-winter#post_8554765 bottom of page